A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday公仔箱論壇* _' W2 }. u. ~; h9 P3 Q# G
b4 j8 }$ V/ LThe 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.公仔箱論壇3 l( M# T9 t' L2 S6 S2 P. O% F ?+ g( n
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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.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。5 u; A; T4 s# [3 g
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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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; B l1 Z; b1 w1 S; c公仔箱論壇 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul4 Y( _, v: c5 T1 [
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4 N) U9 b, N2 Y* _2 H# Fos.tvboxnow.comThe 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.com8 }; x. |1 P) `- x7 u
2 G/ G; l8 L5 L0 C! `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.3 v4 H8 W% }& y3 H: D7 W/ E+ D# y
* u/ S! { ~, n# `, \- }The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.5 r/ c8 P( a6 U% y' {( t1 _
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Since 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, L: c7 N j* I+ ~) N. G, d
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- R. Y9 W( ?/ z/ @ Wos.tvboxnow.comDanish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower
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3 w; Z5 @. M( } A6 [" @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.
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+ m: r) Z" j9 @公仔箱論壇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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 s4 S. }+ `: Z5 r* @
/ L: H9 @* Y9 q; l+ {9 x+ X2 _$ |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。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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