A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthdayTVBNOW 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。0 S/ i' U& d2 z: h
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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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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 a( r5 y Q% e
. l& e- i7 e" J; A; _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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。! q7 q! L) f- H- y9 `5 Z; D
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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul5.39.217.76" Y, a' i' T- H6 V# q: D& p W9 t
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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$ C( P* YThe tower was built over five days by young contest winners.公仔箱論壇5 E V/ ^, }. \$ q, m% f
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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.4 K7 I) |$ m4 p0 ?
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- N8 ]0 ]4 I- D @Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times. I5 i ]1 a6 g1 A
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- w+ O) u8 X" k5 @9 |5.39.217.76Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower5.39.217.76" Z) N5 M. M0 r4 U) K" K
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Danish 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.
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. C" D; ~8 W# H' @. X5.39.217.76He 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.& Z& H; V$ Y/ B( d E+ {' X% O
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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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, Y+ |" o7 {" L9 }- E B0 _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.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。8 X. s8 J5 ~3 N/ D5 ^$ k4 j y
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