LEGOs have seemingly become a modern form of artist expression, and a new world-record LEGO tower made in honor of a young cancer victim has been met with heartfelt reactions.
The massive LEGO tower was built by residents of Tel Aviv. It stands at 118 feet high and reportedly contains more then half-a-million LEGO bricks, according to the Deccan Chronicle. The whole thing reportedly too about two weeks to complete.
Built in honor of 8-year-old Lego fanatic Omer Sayag, and dubbed the “Omar Tower,” after the young boy, the tower was completed on Wednesday using cranes to add the final pieces.
“It was the idea of his (Sayag’s) former kindergarten teacher, and building blocks were donated by residents, companies and some were purchased using municipality funds,” a spokesperson for the Tel Aviv mayor’s office was quoted as saying.
Read the full article by Stephen Andrew at Pop Culture.