LEGOŽ is
a system of interlocking building blocks that can be used to
make most anything. A Danish firm, LEGOŽ evolved from a
small company that built wooden ironing boards, step ladders,
and toys.
The
stud and tube coupling system was invented and patented in
1958, and the wheel was invented in 1961. Since then the line
of LEGOŽ toys has expanded into a phenomenal range, all of
which exemplify the line's commitment to imaginative play.
The original LEGOLANDŽ opened
in 1968 in Billund, Denmark. There is a second LEGOLANDŽ in
Windsor, Berkshire, England, and a third LEGOLANDŽ is
scheduled to open in the spring of 1999 in Carlsbad,
California, U.S.A. These theme parks contain, among other
things, replicas of famous buldings.
The
picture to the right shows the towers of London at Windsor LEGOLANDŽ.
Enough with the cold, objective view of LEGOŽ. I played with the stuff when I was young (beginning in the mid-1960s), and most of the blocks I had then survived the trials and tribulations that my brother and I put them through. Our younger sister played with our LEGOŽ, and got much more of her own -- by then the little figures had been introduced. And now my children play with LEGOŽ. When we visit my parents, those 30 year old blocks come out of storage ... they should survive for another generation!
I love the stuff.
LEGOŽ and LEGOLANDŽ are registered trade marks of the LEGO Group.
