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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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.tvboxnow.com# M5 T+ e1 t% q% _, {# A- D+ X
9 p3 m ^1 w5 {7 u公仔箱論壇The structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.; G' Z! g, |$ r: x; m5 E$ k4 J# U
4 z2 i) {" J+ S+ ?- E [# V Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul% |4 Y* L& ~5 \& i% x1 z
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetrestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- W3 K: O+ M& L6 N4 F' W/ N% Z
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.公仔箱論壇& O) @+ e% k# [
7 e- r! G. ~( Q7 c9 itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; {0 g3 q' I- V# f
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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.tvboxnow.com8 V. [7 s. \2 i. N; H' m
1 s. N' L `* L8 v; Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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& C% ^; E' m$ x) v! s( Y* aSince 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 towertvboxnow.com4 c* h- T5 u$ q
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9 B$ s1 a1 G$ q6 Q' {Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the towerTVBNOW 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。$ |- L0 K2 {! Q1 Q1 n
. E" n) Q! M M, b4 N1 |5 D3 E/ etvboxnow.comThe popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.tvboxnow.com2 B" j- V Z x
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
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1 [8 f" C: q( N: g& E# ?3 l6 ETVBNOW 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。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.- P1 r& a5 c/ r1 l: X2 `
/ t+ s( C- b( eTVBNOW 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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