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Lego House is a 12,000-square metre building filled with 25 million Lego bricks in Billund, Denmark, located near Legoland and the headquarters of The Lego Group. It is also known as Home of the Brick with reference to Billund, where Lego originates.
LEGO House, "The Home of the Brick," pays tribute to the Toy of the Century. Come see – and build – for yourself.
Lego is a shortened form of the Danish word Leg godt, meaning "play well". [12] The company eventually became known as The Lego Group. [ citation needed ] Years later, he said, "Not until the day when I said to myself, 'You must make a choice between carpentry and toys' did I find the real answer."
The short film conveys the significance of family, inspiring and supporting one another during tribulations and adversity. The company of Lego was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen and his son Godtfred back in 1932. The word "Lego" derives from two Danish words, "leg godt", which translates to "play well" and in Latin translates to "I put together".
Christiansen selected Lego, and the company began using it on its products. Following the Second World War, plastics became available in Denmark, and Lego purchased a plastic injection molding machine in 1947. [3]: 25 One of the first modular toys to be produced was a truck that could be taken apart and reassembled.
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 55% rating based on 49 reviews, with an average score of 5.41/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A LEGO Brickumentary offers a cheerful overview of the popular toy that should satisfy diehard enthusiasts, but its aggressively promotional tone may turn off LEGO agnostics."
Denmark’s royal family has been in the vortex of dramatic events in the last few weeks, propelling them to the center of public attention. Queen Margrethe II, who held a 52-year reign, announced ...
Thomas Kirk Kristiansen (born 18 February 1979) is a Danish fourth-generation owner of The Lego Group.Together with his father Kjeld, and sisters Agnete and Sofie, they split ownership of a 75% stake in the company.