LEGO has been building our plastic dreams since 1947. It’s a killer when you stand on a piece, but it’s a great toy for firing imaginations. What doesn’t the LEGO stardust cover? There’s not much. There are Legoland parks around the world – one in its hometown of Billund in Denmark, there’s one near London in England, one in Germany halfway between Munich and Stuttgart, there’s even one in the theme-park capital of the world Florida and one in Malaysia near Singapore‘s border. Check out these LEGO versions of iconic monuments around the world:
Natural History Museum, London
The Reichstag, Berlin
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
#golden #gate #bridge #sanfrancisco #lego #legoland #california A photo posted by JaseAURadio (@jaseauradio) on
The Shard, London
Here’s the other side #snowglobe #coventgarden #london #lego #theshard #londoneye #theo2 #travel pic.twitter.com/QXqw36uvo0
— Kennys RTW travels (@kennystravels) December 16, 2013
Grand Central Station, Manhattan
Statue of Liberty, New York
Chrysler Building (kinda), Manhattan
At http://t.co/AirVV2hOeO — #NY #NYC #ToysRUs #TimesSquare #Lego #EmpireStateBuilding pic.twitter.com/P7KvI4ewrQ — scenesfromnyc (@postcardsfromny) February 2, 2015
St Paul’s Cathedral, London
Lego St Paul’s – what would Wren & Hooke say? pic.twitter.com/5EsZWtJ57d — Rebekah Higgitt (@beckyfh) November 15, 2014
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore. In LEGO. pic.twitter.com/m5pZmB1ymj — Camilla (@CamillaIluna) July 13, 2013
London Olympic Park
Model of London Olympic park…in Lego. pic.twitter.com/9xFHXqtimv
— Lara Kinneir (@lara_kinneir) July 3, 2014
Sacre Coeur, Paris
Tower Bridge, London
Finally, here’s my #LEGO London Tower Bridge build time lapse (this version at sped up 8x) http://t.co/lOmywKYwKC — Antony F (@haytor) January 12, 2015
Rockefeller Centre, Manhattan
And I close night off w/ a fantastic @lego_group rendering of #Rockefeller Centre in the Lego store(Which was closed) pic.twitter.com/fohZoNRlBl
— Dan Harris (@danharrisndp) March 16, 2014
Tokyo Tower
#Godzilla to me: don’t mess with my Lego #Tokyo Tower! pic.twitter.com/AaoSAjBzza — Dr. Philip Savage (@docsavagephd) August 31, 2014
Imperial Hotel, Tokyo
Just finished building #lego Imperial Hotel. #tokyo #japan #design #architecture #history #hotels pic.twitter.com/sz52QQGsh9
— Anand Patel (@anandunmasked) January 4, 2015
Houses of Parliament, London
Houses of parliament. Huge lego wow. pic.twitter.com/UP4fKlgu — LondonBRC/Yoga-Spots (@LondonBRC) September 14, 2012
The Great Pyramid, Giza
The Acropolis, Athens
Lego Parthenon proving more popular than the real thing @metrouk http://t.co/Pv2MuNNQHC Recreating Acropolis @bbcnews http://t.co/itdY2ze8ut
— Living in Greece (@livingingreece) January 7, 2015
Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi
The world heritage “Itsukushima shrine” 厳島神社. It is made of LEGO. A photo posted by Hauto (@uki_yoshimura) on
The Kremlin, Moscow
#Lego #kremlin #moscow #russian https://t.co/UUjIPiJrHk
— Jerry (@oooh7) January 7, 2015
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Finished my @LEGO_Group leaning tower of Pisa too. I feel like such a child pic.twitter.com/UuTH6i2wA6 — Charlotte Ransom (@Charlieepie) February 14, 2014
Mont Saint Michel, France
A photo posted by @harry2986 on
The Colosseum, Rome
At http://t.co/OpLkV3SKaZ — #colosseum #rome #roma LEGO~Colosseum Roma#LEGO#Colosseum pic.twitter.com/gH3uvvzRUb — scenesfromrome (@scenesfromrome) February 1, 2015
Easter Island
CONTEST! How tall in inches is the LEGO Moai from Easter Island? Reply w/#BostonBricks to enter to win tix! GUESS! pic.twitter.com/ufOjFHLehX
— Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) October 5, 2014
Swayambhunath, Kathmandu
Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu by Lego A photo posted by Naonori KUWATA (@zoffy) on
Blue Mosque, Istanbul
A photo posted by jo (@muffincovers) on
Taj Mahal, Agra
http://t.co/EMryyTU52d – Taj Mahal, India. Another great miniature from lego bricks in… http://t.co/52JKxHz1pC pic.twitter.com/UTwlrbP7pV — Insta-Lego (@Insta_Lego) January 27, 2015
Hwaseong Fortress, South Korea
A photo posted by @harry2986 on
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
Photo: La Sagrada Familia en #lego. #barcelona #spain #sagradafamilia #parco #art #toy #museum #tokyo… http://t.co/ciqsEgHIjZ — MUJAM (@MuseodelJuguete) March 27, 2013
Sydney Opera House
I finished my #LEGO @SydOperaHouse. This is my ode to the 2013 @sydney_festival giant, inflatable duck. #sydfest pic.twitter.com/M3zb01JMvM
— Jackie McMillan (@MissDissentEats) January 16, 2015
Ancient Egypt
Cologne Cathedral, Germany
Cologne Cathedral entirely made of Lego bricks. pic.twitter.com/QZuU2vBshI — Baker Boy Chris (@ChrisDreschler) May 10, 2014
And finally, it’s not just the destinations that come in Lego – here’s a Singapore Airlines plane:
Another of the #legoland images – Singapore Airlines plane – http://t.co/UIAZecyf #lego #photo
— Mads Toftum (@quasi42) July 5, 2012
(Feature image: Brickset)