World’s Tallest Lego Skyscraper in Tel Aviv
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The 35.96-meter tall Lego structure that stands in Tel Aviv’s city center, Rabin Square, is the world’s tallest. It took around half a million plastic building blocks and thousands of volunteers and Lego enthusiasts to create the record-breaking feat, notWorld’s Tallest Lego Skyscraper in Tel Aviv
The 35.96-meter tall Lego structure that stands in Tel Aviv’s city center, Rabin Square, is the world’s tallest. It took around half a million plastic building blocks and thousands of volunteers and Lego enthusiasts to create the record-breaking feat, noted ArchDaily.The month-long event was sponsored by Tel Aviv City Hall along with Young Engineers, a group that advocated learning through model construction. More than two dozen community organizations participated to stack together different sections of the structure, created over a period of two weeks. According to a spokesperson for the mayor’s office, “the building blocks were donated by residents, companies and some were purchased using municipality funds.” The toy skyscraper was completed using cranes and cable wires for support.The multi-colored tower is built in memory of Omer Sayag, an eight-year-old who loved playing with toy blocks before he succumbed to cancer in 2014.The measurements and drone images of Omer Tower have been submitted to Guinness World Records for validation. The previous record is held by the 35.05-meter tower that was built by an Italian subsidiary of Lego for Milan World Expo. Read more