A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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: s7 l8 J" y2 S5.39.217.76The 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.5 @7 X% R8 |$ z2 F. W
( {" W4 ?$ p! K2 t. `7 ?5.39.217.76The 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb X$ b+ P8 ^. [4 U4 w _
5 \) q9 h' N0 ^( }* h公仔箱論壇 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul" l# G k# J" Y# h$ Y l
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
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, h% }2 R+ ~) z" z+ oThe tower was built over five days by young contest winners.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。9 w! s7 Z0 y9 X6 \0 s/ w
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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.公仔箱論壇2 X0 M1 g: z) o6 F. P
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After 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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$ t {' [. S8 Z$ Y+ \The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.5.39.217.766 ^1 [+ Z0 x5 h
% y$ k& W% T/ H: G7 `6 hSince then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.
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/ z% i) ?3 E! u0 f1 `公仔箱論壇Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower
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Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower公仔箱論壇2 \2 d1 X2 v" S7 C0 I0 Q. @. o
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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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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.公仔箱論壇% D' R8 y, S# P+ v+ [6 M3 v
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* D( K% P" X% X0 Z
' z9 s/ {' Q5 E( s0 N5.39.217.76There'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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 a- s1 J5 k1 l) V# a
9 N6 W% e0 S4 B- J2 wtvb 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.4 b) s+ k- U, s3 r k3 B p" U" \
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