A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthdayTVBNOW 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。8 I: Z; L1 N3 J2 L: [& U+ `
5 V- d. U) R8 SThe 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.2 e4 c8 M0 D. d( \ ]
, f: d1 D, b4 l' ^% lwww2.tvboxnow.comThe 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.5 n. m# x* h% h0 Y) m4 @: v, r
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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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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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4 ^ k6 {- H, i3 t/ nStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetrestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ q" L5 i6 Q: q' ~: S/ a9 h5 B
$ z" \! B; I) @/ r; N+ rThe tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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) {' @. Z$ u a7 H, |$ C公仔箱論壇The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.公仔箱論壇 u: c9 E+ V; W& s1 j/ C1 `/ C
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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.
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5 L% s3 @7 Y; V$ rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.www2.tvboxnow.com" g& E7 o: A1 I4 J/ d2 V
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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+ H1 }" {7 R% |& l- X
0 n. f" z: T- l8 P公仔箱論壇The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.公仔箱論壇 a9 k: C# `: u. r5 v; x
$ g+ n% d& I' GHe named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.& u0 G" ?5 }) w, Z/ m% Y
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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( U- k* s/ ]2 p; U8 Q! j5 ^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.
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, u% W$ Y* d2 J2 n9 }& jwww2.tvboxnow.comAnd 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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