A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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( |/ r0 L: V% o# g' OThe 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.& T6 o- t2 d: E- X& L$ w
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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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2 c/ C# Z) Y$ [% c1 r: F5.39.217.76The 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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5 X: a+ _/ t' H Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in SeoulTVBNOW 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。/ X: a4 ]: S6 j, r
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Standing 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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/ r, J) i( P+ z5.39.217.76The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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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.公仔箱論壇) X7 f' [# r2 K3 A* N! g) I8 K
8 a0 M3 ~4 y' j公仔箱論壇The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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. h0 O3 @8 n$ a! r' RSince then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.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。* M* r4 T- ~! [3 p
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower3 Y( z' E1 [3 [8 \9 ^* ^
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* v- X; k+ ~) z公仔箱論壇Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower
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8 J1 m6 C/ [) k- }The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.2 s" x0 u& V; T0 X; O7 |/ f4 T
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# d- [: q/ ]+ b+ j; t% }9 m
# }1 U" Q8 x1 \& Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThose wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.公仔箱論壇( r7 P( O2 z! _/ N; [. F* L
7 O% t% Q' y: {" M# w3 x* xtvb 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.公仔箱論壇2 p% E/ B/ p* N" |- i8 N z% ^
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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. p7 M. L, X- N; y1 l S7 Z
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