A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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2 G0 A u# |6 Q2 h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.3 }/ w" I$ Z% `* e9 H
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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.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。6 \% B' ?9 Y l7 w9 G7 E6 y3 s- C
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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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; g' i3 L0 B* [5 Q1 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres公仔箱論壇3 @) i( ]: G8 R' A9 S
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% f& t2 N4 I! i- n) n6 g" E4 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.! z$ [0 q1 K9 F# C- I [% ~% C9 Y
D6 k3 r& ^- @: `, e4 E. p" \% rAfter 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 \( Z! M/ f3 R1 U, A) ]1 `4 B
$ C% n$ h! q* c8 f2 k" n3 nThe 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.& R D. p- e$ ^7 [4 v# Y& F9 A
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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
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: ] W% ~( A. \" j$ J; u4 I. `: G3 A5.39.217.76The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.
4 R1 \' p- S+ z9 UTVBNOW 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。
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$ R$ Q- v, X- _& {1 d& p: h5.39.217.76Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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& f6 g0 t" s' h# Q2 k5 `tvb 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.
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( f' h" E$ u, L* k- e3 D$ U5 gtvb 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./ S$ A' i* Q% G' F( b
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