A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthdaytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 @+ P# P+ {: n" J9 W7 J1 d
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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.www3.tvboxnow.com' k. u/ c ]9 o7 ^6 \
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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. E6 B7 M( @0 r2 {% I+ b" r9 ]3 @+ j5 n
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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 Seoultvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: B/ f* c1 \2 \) _
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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.
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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.8 K$ n& T9 l' v2 {& E" a7 N& ?
0 Q _: m: a' m$ Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.www3.tvboxnow.com" |. Q7 K) u5 B1 L: W" h( N
" I; T, ~% m4 k( l, O# ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince 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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, t# e$ B, b1 M* }3 Z H. s# jDanish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower
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* M6 p. q5 O1 I8 Zwww3.tvboxnow.comThe popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.% T4 j/ }4 j# z( Q2 M {- u, Q+ m1 L
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.+ C4 i, u" }, i' x% t1 Z
' j, E1 f) A- @! ]' j. F- B/ A公仔箱論壇Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.! j8 g/ n0 \# w4 o( |
8 f6 v: o8 _1 t. ]0 DThere'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2 O9 {% i$ G6 i% F, K6 d0 z4 p1 B( l
; M" M! D$ @- u1 d4 c/ u$ b/ k1 mAnd 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. S7 o$ U) n: O
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