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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.
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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& g* C" _* n9 r4 k) n6 j

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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres3 g, X& y5 Q( l

# k$ ?! F# c+ B5 AThe tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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* I3 O& v  v7 y5 QThe build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.) q& |4 L+ g, G5 f5 {( [
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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.公仔箱論壇% u! r2 \) z9 b- W+ _
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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.公仔箱論壇. Y! a- ~6 i: }$ m3 z% O

8 L* c: i( m+ C! mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.公仔箱論壇7 e& x1 a1 F% x
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego towertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# L7 \3 E: I$ e& g) u

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1 K; L* c# _4 K; T5 EDanish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower
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The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.
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- b. j  Z3 Y  C' IHe named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.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。3 |- a# c, g% ~' {  {; e, Y
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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8 c& G4 w& m9 _! D2 Z7 ^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.+ d- M. V! ]" o' w+ b

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