The World's Tallest Lego Tower

I was surfing around the net today and came across an article telling of the world's tallest Lego tower. I already knew about this wonder and thought it would make an interesting blog post so, after refreshing my memory, I jotted this short version down.

Legoland Windsor in the UK set a new world record for the tallest Lego tower made entirely of Lego bricks. Thousands of children and their families helped put the final bricks in place to complete the monster structure, The tower which which stands close to 100ft tall, was built by 1000’s of kids and their families and is designed to resemble the mast of a Viking longboat. The structure was completed at the Berkshire park to mark the opening of the new Land of the Vikings land at the park.

The tower is made using nearly a half million bricks and is positioned at the park's main entrance. This monster celebrates the 50th anniversary of the popular Lego Binding Bricks. (These binding bricks became officially known as Lego Bricks in 1953). Kids helped build the tower in approximately 8 inch thick sections, with each section being hoisted into place by a crane. The former record for the tallest Lego tower was just a bit over 96f feet set in Toronto, Canada in August 2007.