A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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' h4 A: T9 m% E# y: j. G0 y公仔箱論壇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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8 d( T8 @! z1 u% d8 v; U" Ltvb 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.公仔箱論壇7 U# g8 j, z% f3 O: t
% T+ f' ^8 a& `2 l- y5.39.217.76The structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.5 h5 `$ i2 V" E0 u" Z$ d! e
0 n7 V0 ~" }7 {0 y2 l. s/ u Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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. J j5 c4 j0 M! O: {) |" O% IStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners./ P, C$ N' H4 _) X+ c/ [2 `
+ W0 c+ O# ]- a7 y7 {2 GThe build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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. \7 ]! i+ Z9 ^) X- E% k" AAfter 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.2 g; ^: g8 w# m, _( Q
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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego towerTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) E/ C+ a6 A/ A
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Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the towerTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 X3 I- `) U, J0 ^. v& c
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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.
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! Q% W3 R( O3 `% m& B5 i$ Q公仔箱論壇He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
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6 t9 I- H" o$ W5.39.217.76Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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7 ]4 A( E0 z4 D2 ?7 _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.
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