A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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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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6 }6 a# N) c, {* T* N4 R" o4 \5.39.217.76The 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.
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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul: M: T+ l1 A% S1 {' r
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1 g; y. l1 X6 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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1 \, Z4 T5 W8 a7 D5 r; `公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.762 F2 }. d+ H6 s; n& J7 `5 J0 [
8 n% w2 q. X+ |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.% X# u. _* p: l' g. w; w- b5 X
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.5.39.217.760 T: P7 V8 l! f0 u
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4 b% B. O0 H x% Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWinner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower5.39.217.769 e9 `9 t q6 |+ O9 J9 v
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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.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。/ L k `5 {+ V0 [% `
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.* u5 h! w. T7 Y* G- w3 G, W
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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.
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. v5 [7 t, g/ bTVBNOW 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。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! ?' {7 Y0 b+ n, w
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