07/05/2008 01:00:00
A 100ft (30.4 metres) tall structure made entirely of Lego bricks has been unveiled at the Legoland theme park in Windsor, Berkshire.
Park officials hope the feature, which was created by thousands of children and their families over the Bank holiday weekend, will be declared the world's tallest Lego tower by the Guinness Book of Records.
Currently, the record for the world's highest Lego tower is held by a 96ft structure built in Toronto, Canada in August last year.
The new Lego tower at Legoland Windsor - approximately 26 miles west of Central London - was built to resemble a Viking longboat mast, in order to mark the launch of the new Land of the Vikings section of the theme park.
What's more, 2008 sees the 50th anniversary of the Lego brick, which was patented by Danish creator Ole Kirk Christiansen in January 1958.
Penny Jenkins, special events manager at Legoland, said: "We are thrilled to [hopefully] bring the world record to Legoland Windsor after four days of hard work, not to mention nearly 500,000 bricks.
"It has been a great way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Lego bricks."
According to the Telegraph, Bank Holiday visitors at Legoland helped build the 100ft tower in 20cm sections, with each section put into place by a crane.
Guinness World Records judges are yet to verify the structure as the world's tallest Lego tower.