A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday% {, |9 h9 C% ~
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The World's tallest Lego tower has been erected in Seoul, South Korea, built by 4,000 children, using 500,000 bricks and measuring a dizzying 31.9 metres (105ft) high.
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& j4 m6 `4 R, ^+ h. _! v Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe toy tower was unveiled on Sunday by Danish Crown Prince Frederik, who laid the final record-breaking brick, as part of a celebration to mark Lego's 80th birthday.
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The structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.
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; W: L' S+ f: G: y0 I Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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% Z& ^. H+ d0 I$ I4 @5.39.217.76The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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: L; C6 B3 [+ b1 L5.39.217.76After it was finished and assembled, Prince Frederik - on a six-day state visit to South Korea - was hoisted up on a crane to lay the final brick.7 r+ m2 G" L( K
7 c! B% U( p2 `. e# _公仔箱論壇The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.& k8 f* W0 J: k' d. K
2 ?6 v" o' s, p' htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.5.39.217.76, Y7 \9 `5 L: e8 o* D" }/ [2 p
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3 s! F9 l8 v" L7 w6 UDanish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower
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The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.3 m Z8 R* @2 @! o' @
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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There's a special reason for Lego to celebrate its birthday in South Korea. The bricks are hugely popular in the country, having become the first branded toy sold there.
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And it's not the first time a Korean tower has held the world record - back in 1996 a structure in Seoul claimed the title, measuring a much more modest 21 metres (68ft) tall.公仔箱論壇+ F6 I E" G$ O1 w! _, D( p
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