A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday( R$ E# M4 O: J1 u+ G
) U0 A w0 w; m2 ]. b* Y" J$ WThe 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.) `- `$ T, @$ S$ B; \% Y
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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.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。 n0 Q) [& N4 J9 h/ w' Y
P1 |/ A, E2 |: E% H f4 r! ]3 |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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9 M* B/ Q9 X- O9 L5.39.217.76 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoultvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, L3 x8 x) p' d7 q- P
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+ N% h! U" k5 _: z3 GStanding 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.5.39.217.76. ^$ f7 ^, P, ]/ h; o* X
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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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' d' }7 Y: r- T. _, S' k# ~5.39.217.76After 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.! O, Q& a5 f0 h% ^# l
! F5 F6 X, T$ v% q( f! J j8 iThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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# v: k* a; s% I5.39.217.76Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower公仔箱論壇- s1 l: W+ A3 u
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Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower" L9 {! ]; G' l6 N' K4 {& K
" G2 M N" _, [$ o4 Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.
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1 r$ D' M3 S% dHe named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: O9 p1 P, x# ^8 L5 [+ u& O1 R: Y
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. ~$ N) Z: \2 j, B
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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.8 y; z9 s' X/ w
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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$ ?1 x" v* k5 ~- S
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