A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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5 q# g" P6 z; K% b3 S" T5.39.217.76The 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.
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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.5.39.217.765 q3 i0 j2 t- y U
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The structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.- e& M8 q4 D: U$ z+ X8 m
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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul5.39.217.767 C3 [) @/ F1 N$ z6 _1 q
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres# O4 _8 I( H& D* p
; ?& R/ ~, j V7 p/ d5 f公仔箱論壇The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.5.39.217.760 W; z! [: ]: A# _2 O0 R
1 ]1 ?/ r# G2 @2 Y9 Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* o# I7 {# I1 `3 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.; Z' W6 P# k5 L4 p# { W0 O% {5 `
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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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$ J; A" _+ w, d+ D% ~: o0 GSince then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 O$ _: P+ Y: E( V# p' M: U- k$ }
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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. D3 C4 a; L) m6 _
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3 i6 X, F! K4 K6 L, B" y4 ?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。Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower
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( W- L6 j$ b* o+ Z0 o+ q4 tThe popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.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。$ o- ]. ^' N j- a4 g' ^
1 J& s9 G4 U0 R m* L" x: BHe named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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4 u! t% Y2 A! G- P3 OThere'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.6 n x0 ~ x# y& x- k" 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( o; e) |$ C2 Z7 ?
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