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A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday, h. P3 j' c6 O/ G1 }2 r# F& Y
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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.2 D; S( O- h, H" t* c1 Y8 I

/ K9 v1 B- `: X3 TThe 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., m' e* \8 [0 w1 w: T: @2 T& s

* D. ?& A, w6 f$ z: |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。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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( h2 l6 n6 U! q0 v- atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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1 M9 a9 e: s# D; Q, \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
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+ n2 S/ T+ l) X  [7 ~The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.5.39.217.761 g" n" g8 F$ m# v: Z

1 Q; |0 f9 X. {0 X& m. tTVBNOW 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。The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.公仔箱論壇. p; e) h: r6 v/ ?/ Y5 H' B
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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., X! v( z8 f) b- p* N: t
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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 W# `& [3 v. @3 h) x
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.4 u4 z2 b1 P! K/ }. c

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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 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。1 S3 T; {" O3 o4 s- t$ |( |

: n1 ^. P( g% [* _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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) ^8 C0 n$ K1 ~& o+ F5 r  H0 QHe named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
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9 @( D! N# \! `, l# htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThose 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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" p. |7 A& H( wtvb 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.1 \4 c" K8 S6 v- m2 Z
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