LEGOArchitecture Great Wall of China 21041 Building Kit (551 Pieces)

LEGO managed to pull off a design that is fun to assemble, resembles the original object, and can be showcased both as decoration and a memento of a visit to this monumental landmark.Highlights:- the towers managed to retain a striking resemblance with the architecture and style you’d find in many sections of the wall. The fact that one is rotated 45 degrees in relation to the other is a nice touch- the inclinares portion of the design is movable and that’s the secret to achieve a very credible look and feel of progressive inclination that one finds when climbing the wall. This nuance wouldn’t be possible with a more static / fixed design- same comment for the wavy portion of the wall. So genuine and so ingenious to implement it as movable hinges- the green topography reflects the lush vegetation found in the hilly areas of the wall close to Beijing and coast- the nameplate in English and Chinese was a nice surprise since it capture the wall in the local language. Thought it was very respectful and added even more authenticity to the pieceOpportunities:- the light brownish color of the wall is quite different from the original, which is made of stone whose shade aligns with gray tones. It might have been done on purpose to make the piece distinguishable from a distance. In gray, it may have camouflaged itself in the background. Maybe a very light shade of gray would have been an acceptable compromise?- with the towers capturing the finer details of its style, trees added to the piece felt excessively pixelated in comparison. Nonetheless, they are still a good addition to the piece making it resemble an architectural model- did not understand some of the transparent pieces added to this design. Failed to represent water if that was the attempt. A silvery piece would be better in mimicking the mirrors used in traditional models

small, sturdy, but sophisticated. its price went up a lot since when i bought it. glad i bought 3 of them!

I wanted a more "mature" Lego challenge for my 11 yro stepson and this was perfect! It took him under 2 hours and was very satisfying. He was so excited about the quality of the Lego booklet before he even started building. We bought him Lego glue but the pieces stayed together without it (nothing worse than multi-collapsing challenging sets). Love this set!

Great Wall has such a vast and interesting history that I thoroughly enjoyed building while learning about its past. The wet took me about half a day to complete. I highly recommend opening all bags and sorting by color before starting. Even though that’ll take most of your time, it’ll save a lot of frustrations trying to dig through each bag looking for parts as you go along!

I am a huge fan of lego architecture series. When I saw this, I suspect how lego shows the Great Wall. After I open it, I was surprised how simple it is and how delicate it is. If you saw it, don't hesitate to buy. It is worth to buy. If my wife will say OK, I want to buy at least 100 to make a great war (Actually I prefer to buy 10,000 to make real Great Wall)

Excellent looking Lego Architecture project. 12 year old son had fun putting it together although had some difficulty with the corner pieces hinge pieces to stay on and connected. When completed it's a very pretty display piece for his collection. A+

this lego set is expensive but I believe it is discontinued (no longer available on the LEGO website). It is absolutely beautiful assembled and was very fun and relaxing to build.

Expensive, but good