A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday& ~ {" m) n a; y+ u% z3 v3 t
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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.
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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.
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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.0 l2 r+ I0 S9 j5 O% R* L: ?/ u, p9 ]
, R. j7 p( k; {+ W, ^ Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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' D9 u' j2 p4 G4 m ]6 iStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
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3 C8 T; U( H7 Y; jTVBNOW 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 tower was built over five days by young contest winners.公仔箱論壇 ^9 r: N9 e) I4 A. B" I
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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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1 z* `% N0 T8 k! O" K8 sTVBNOW 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。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.
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) Y) e+ F m* x7 b/ Q公仔箱論壇The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.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。 ~* F! x0 P8 z
( P) a8 K+ |# v; i- BSince then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.公仔箱論壇+ Y7 C8 `5 l3 G1 e' l
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( ?8 r0 q% J2 |5 j3 g: @% XTVBNOW 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。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。: I; y' B2 h$ s) J; [8 U/ @' p9 |
7 z2 t( A7 B) {% p, U. t# t公仔箱論壇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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2 D/ y0 Y- N. S% l6 L公仔箱論壇He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.5.39.217.76& W9 w6 C6 f$ P- n9 F: s
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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8 o, ?+ n6 W6 ^5 e* J6 d# D5.39.217.76There'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.
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