Lego Group

Lego Group is a Danish family-owned company based in Billund, Denmark and best known for the manufacture of Lego-brand toys. The company was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. The word Lego is derived from the Danish words "leg godt" which in Danish means "play well". Then in Latin means "put together". The Lego Group built four amusement parks around the world, known as "Legoland". Each park features large-scale Lego models of famous land... more

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