[Last updated] July 07 ,2011 / [ opened ] Apr 8, 2009

We challenged building a 29.70m (97 ft 5 in) LEGO Tower April 29, 20009, It broadcasted on TV Tokyo - "Challenge the World Record with LEGGO bricks"

Authorized date	April 3, 2009, PM 3:00
Height of tower	29.70m (97 ft 5 in)
Production span	4 days / 30 hours From Mar 31 to Apr 3, 2009

Tower builders

* Around 800 Nasu Highland Park visitors * Three Tower Engineers of the LEGO Company Mr.Finn Flou Lauersen / Mr.Karsten Niebuhr / Mr.Per Kjaergaard Knudsen * Eight Lego Art Builders Sachiko Akinaga / Mr.Jumpei Mitsui / Mr.Takashi Higashi / Mr.Shinya Shimizu / Mr.Ryo Kuroyanagi / Miss.Akane Fukuda / Mr.Yuji Katagiri / Mr.Nobuhiro Takagi * Dozens of TV crew

Total number of bricks	Approximately 430,000 pieces of 2x4 bricks
Location	Nasu Highland Park

They are Tower Engineers of LEGO Company came from Denmark. Their job performances were really excellent ! And then it's very dangerous... They did a good job in the high wind. Thank you very much !

Illustration design

Sachiko Akinaga

The theme of this tower "the earth" I designed the sea / land (the four seasons) / sky. Those pictures were made by the Eight people of Lego art builders. There are some pictures which mini-figs goes up the stairs, and climb the tower.

Authorized date	April 3, 2009, PM 3:00
Height of tower	29.70m (97 ft 5 in)

This is the day ! The tower is authorized by the Guinness Book of Record. Fair skies. The LEGO flag is flying. The earth model of the top was made by Mitsui.

[ July 6, 2011 ] I uploaded the detail images of "LEGO WORLD" on the Bricksheif Gallery. (very late...)

[ The International World Record Breakers' Club ]

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[ Gizmodo Japan ]

* "The project to challenge the World Record of LEGO Tower" began in 1988. Since then, the project has been performed in 29 countries as a charity event sponsored by LEGO Company. Donation received in this event is given away to an international aid agency "Save the Children".