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A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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. I1 F, A1 C; z. O! U! zTVBNOW 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 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.+ }* J" A4 t! z

: d  a5 F* c% v! k) F3 ^5.39.217.76The 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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  I! W9 o' {: A7 Y, C8 `! ?5.39.217.76The structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.* g7 h& Y! s: k( _: W. W

# @: ~  O) Q4 k4 Z" I5.39.217.76 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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$ ~; ~/ W5 r& b6 S* y/ PTVBNOW 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。Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres0 Z1 [/ C# s5 Y
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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。/ e: }8 {+ V8 `- g

* [' m# @& _; b/ ~& ~( etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAfter 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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8 ?. v, E( _  ^8 Z9 `The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.9 p8 b0 M8 N" ]4 b+ }
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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。. g6 m3 x- G, F. H: g+ ^
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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.公仔箱論壇; r8 O+ _0 V  T1 R. B

; a. G% H* h2 x8 |7 O+ _7 n# CHe named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.5.39.217.764 \7 h& u# P1 l

1 t2 h  W9 X0 a, ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThose wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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3 F5 B0 a) e; ]' R" |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.5.39.217.76& Y; R- v1 S4 G. ?* z  D& n. x

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