A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday5.39.217.76+ H$ g: j* ^( G: D. x
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 |% ]' L# M# [! _/ o( c
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The 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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; r5 f. |7 w; J* ]: x) q) Z/ fThe structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.TVBNOW 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。+ n: F. y$ e7 {- v3 P
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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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' W, v5 L# ]/ i1 I) \2 u8 f, wStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres1 T+ R4 x9 g% A6 G
) R5 T' v! Y. m d公仔箱論壇The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.5.39.217.767 U! \2 t( {# H8 T/ q* I8 _
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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.TVBNOW 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。4 V. E9 n. x3 R3 m
+ D' x4 J0 x* x4 y- B$ oAfter 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.
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- ~3 U$ G9 z: b# v4 DThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 e$ {8 |5 X j
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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 tower6 ]! [+ h3 o) W! d( E: S
: D" n1 w8 H+ `5 R! G6 I2 }. j5.39.217.76 TVBNOW 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。1 o- A9 m* x+ S3 J- J3 A" N
Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower
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* e2 B; k8 e. STVBNOW 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。The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920., {8 s1 ~! B1 g6 S% b
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.公仔箱論壇4 H; Q6 `# ?1 ^* f! z. ~* z7 W! \( |
3 G2 {3 A. f7 f0 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere'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.' ?, z: {! B0 E3 g% @, l
8 J% u7 n2 ^/ Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd 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.5.39.217.76 E1 n5 ]! g: t, q0 @6 _
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