A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday公仔箱論壇$ _: k$ i, D( O1 e, ]- |( B: i
- N+ n- k* A. |% 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.
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. m& D- k$ @* f! \/ ~' D" n& H公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇' z3 Z$ Z# R- E7 O
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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.公仔箱論壇4 ?1 k8 O& ]* D! c! D+ k4 E
) t) I7 Q9 i3 u0 x Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul公仔箱論壇! g' d# s7 |" F* e6 S' Y4 F
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$ M& N7 G2 X# Y$ {) G3 G公仔箱論壇Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres' t; c2 w+ h: E- ~' v
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ l" [5 c8 ?' {) d: P* O2 d2 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.公仔箱論壇- U& d* y. q* V, Y* K
& W' a$ ~5 l4 E公仔箱論壇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.
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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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9 _' q8 J+ }; G A0 ?公仔箱論壇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 1920.1 \& G# a/ U L0 L& {$ u1 {
# n" h$ `4 Y6 s' ~' j* m8 `He 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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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.公仔箱論壇. A2 m1 n' `& K, D# O0 ~
2 r; X. O* f: S5 n& E$ Htvb 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.公仔箱論壇0 }+ K. x. G9 X+ A1 U9 ^
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