A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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' z$ b0 K) Z/ h/ m/ XThe 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.8 _9 g$ X; D/ k- i9 e
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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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- T8 [" g( e- F7 MTVBNOW 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。 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoulos.tvboxnow.com/ W; |/ p1 y6 ?% {; }9 b* n
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres) p @" \. U5 K
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! J7 R# t% J; K- L
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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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) f# h$ I+ e: r* F7 F% m: y vTVBNOW 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。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.7 R$ l/ y6 P+ T, q* W1 g2 r
0 Y6 C) z0 c6 C9 X' f" ?# dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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7 `! Z' `1 |$ ]' `' i: B$ ESince then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.
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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 tower/ O6 b; x# Y# Z% C) C
. M7 G0 Z# O7 N) u6 G% [5 v1 Q1 LThe popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.os.tvboxnow.com; U/ _; q, S. L% H( ^
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.公仔箱論壇 w1 w$ a0 P/ }+ _8 I
# B- A- U7 c6 [. X# M% e# utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThose wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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* R: _7 J0 C9 ?/ r' X* J5 kThere'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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ ]6 ~* [$ I2 Q: o1 K: P2 M/ g
. V$ }9 k0 F" wTVBNOW 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.
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