A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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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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' ~0 Y' I1 E; S4 [5 }tvb 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 M3 h, K+ B7 P/ ]; @9 A
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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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7 S# X! G9 [4 G2 z+ z公仔箱論壇 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul8 ?* h+ N9 Q& ^- g2 ~
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$ P; x. F" m8 N( x7 D& YStanding 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.
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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。$ C9 B; ?5 v7 l) N f
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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.& U2 R. G: K% N1 r
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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.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 _/ O( {9 U* Q5 r7 W
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.公仔箱論壇4 I$ J, G* Z+ D+ A
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% W! f8 l) v( gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWinner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower3 S- J$ `9 _; W- N; X
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( [: X1 Y; h5 H( ], H$ dDanish 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. C, J* Y, G4 `
# x) r2 Q- F% a7 J. Y( V* etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe 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.
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. ]8 s+ x/ T! i, f% W公仔箱論壇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.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。) g+ |- m- _- C* ~+ C
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