A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday* v. a8 s) }$ q/ l7 ]
" `7 p Z C0 {2 `0 NThe 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.4 Y7 [# t$ s+ v1 }
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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.公仔箱論壇 D+ P. T- M \2 J4 y
' S$ }5 v1 S% R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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Standing 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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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.os.tvboxnow.com0 O8 y+ T; B F: K
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! K1 y- ^( z' O# M& M# Q
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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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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 towertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" j' d" m% O( F
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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- Z; h4 A1 L* \% g
8 T( Y& e3 |/ s公仔箱論壇He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.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。& U5 e L2 j7 U. Q4 o* W
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.公仔箱論壇1 H% y0 Y* A% L1 I: z+ ?
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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.公仔箱論壇. Q- t$ X% h+ ~5 \
1 k( C% N) J9 O" m5 y' utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd 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.os.tvboxnow.com0 D3 x& z' m7 ~
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