A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
F7 d- G- W6 a& d. h! x$ d5.39.217.76
) a2 K3 m+ V( n9 z3 @. d# P公仔箱論壇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.
* N$ f. W7 C& @) }$ n5 _ ~) d& Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.767 m$ l+ F8 N- p+ h/ J) D
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.
+ E- R- s, c$ A( E, stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇6 ?3 n0 O* Y: `5 G' C# x9 v* u' ^
The structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.
9 I d/ H; ^" o7 k7 c) W h" S: A U4 p4 T, I0 m, i4 ~0 [2 I$ r
 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
/ p5 E; E) i0 W2 ?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。
1 b. K9 C: V. d: E. f7 I& N3 P公仔箱論壇
& R8 l% g1 S; \& }8 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres5.39.217.76! `: r7 r- b' s
& ^" R# Q3 N' c0 T, l6 P6 V- J
The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.5.39.217.760 f1 H7 u1 }7 Y
1 d! i: `1 _( i
The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
4 n% u. o" T8 Q9 K1 N5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。7 P/ k2 U9 R2 T& a P6 ~
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.
( v' }3 Q5 D7 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
! d0 ~" m% w, o" H3 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
" i0 u( l: B# K" _2 }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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 S1 y, D6 g8 y, s" R
Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.
3 Y) L$ R, J8 U5.39.217.76 5.39.217.767 s% t6 |( n+ Y, A1 e& R3 l
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。2 i( C! Y. X6 l
% f! U, A. g7 v1 O0 h+ T/ YWinner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower
# N7 c; G) S R* v4 i
6 f1 d( S h1 j, ^5 a公仔箱論壇
; I$ x4 P# N" b5 q; Q4 m9 Q o0 v+ ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDanish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the towertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; X! S9 Z: K; O3 G8 e/ p, f1 }
; R8 c7 c8 n/ d, O
The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.5.39.217.761 I' x& J( B( @
* a/ @# a, `6 h$ `1 y4 K2 o公仔箱論壇He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.1 }: w, w$ {: l. h; G
# W% L* S" R0 i% d8 U1 ~5.39.217.76Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.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。& e9 S, W. g( f' i
R0 F" R: }3 `( I4 a7 M公仔箱論壇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.
0 l$ J5 a7 [' ~* N6 A! c公仔箱論壇, ^) R1 V8 }9 u9 I: _* z- P
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.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。- c5 {4 `7 q* `2 Z3 Z3 i! q# K
2 B( g0 |# @( v' o qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb |
發表於 2012-5-14 04:54 PM
| 
世界最高Lego塔
發表於 2012-5-15 02:33 AM
| 