A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthdayTVBNOW 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。1 F9 [; T! Q5 z' E- A2 N" `
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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.; ~* f0 Y/ Y' f* b
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: C5 o }" V! G/ b p0 | e/ e, y( mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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9 `6 U4 @" v" C& @- n
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetrestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 f- r/ n* d2 k3 ^
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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/ U6 T3 P% E5 d/ ~" ?/ Y
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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.
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- x. t. y' b1 p: oThe 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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' T1 i, X- b8 O# R' otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWinner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ w* j3 y5 K& S. o2 r4 `0 L0 G) ]
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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.2 Y5 T4 r' S3 f$ [. ^, L. A6 O
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