A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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$ |+ n9 [0 e2 Q9 ]9 l9 E; |3 u5.39.217.76The 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." {4 p# Y3 f5 r, F; x; c
; A" S& w. B# m* o8 N( O) QThe 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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6 ^; @& p ^9 O8 g* e4 ntvb 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. d$ H; x) f) q7 l, Y: e4 Q( P
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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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9 u6 }+ l0 e h/ J; T$ C# c5.39.217.76Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres% P! `7 |8 l9 |, k
5 ~1 n: y: }) ]公仔箱論壇The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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: \( D% I0 o/ Z, E5.39.217.76The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.公仔箱論壇$ s; ~3 ^/ ^9 |- v) ?
! `, E* W, \# _! q- h/ J1 e, IAfter 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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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.0 i# ?0 w! D( f
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego towerTVBNOW 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。; N& W" i: ]( S# a( \
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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./ P+ R. R8 y y& |
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.5.39.217.76. G. _- x0 @1 B4 k& `* E2 t
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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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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) L8 a- Q' Z" d+ C% y5.39.217.76And 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。( d( a I6 X r0 ]! \
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