A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthdaytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# b) J0 o" a/ L \
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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.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。+ _" ^+ q: }% q% C! z- t+ x$ |8 y
3 Z# y% f% Y* v! a) s" z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.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( a8 J5 R. V6 [& k! R
6 U4 T* I8 g$ j3 ?, Y& s公仔箱論壇 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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9 X* O9 o2 d2 I+ f5.39.217.76Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
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& S. Z! L% H# Y公仔箱論壇The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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- m; l! P+ T0 Y# }7 g4 x- m7 \/ `+ wThe build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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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.5.39.217.76( u( ?' d) M. I6 ~% c
7 A/ p/ o1 R% K: wThe 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.5 E0 C; ^: S0 ~7 s
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower5.39.217.76; O; \( }0 s6 c: A6 v6 c; ]
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8 O0 S' H, W" R G4 ^4 a公仔箱論壇Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower5.39.217.76! l; k% u9 b' d c& \3 S( m* q0 E8 m
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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.公仔箱論壇8 Q, Z& U0 M I% {1 D2 X
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 X5 ~2 J1 I, c# F
- q: U) k- q {9 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThose wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.. u9 ~4 @' [: u m4 c1 f! E
2 n7 J3 p% v$ ]" `2 S/ S* Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere'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.公仔箱論壇, b- e. P% c- b1 c$ s D7 B+ _4 n4 l
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