• LEGO architecture

    A detailed brick-built cathedral model stands beside a much longer ocean-liner-style model on a wooden tabletop.
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    LEGO Sagrada Família Has 12,060 Pieces — So Why Isn’t It Physically the Biggest Set?

    LEGO 21065 Sagrada Família has a record 12,060 pieces, but that does not make it the physically largest LEGO set. Here is why piece count can be misleading.

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    A large brick-built Paris cityscape with a tower and detailed buildings sits beside a much smaller simplified version of the same scene.
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    LEGO Ideas Paris Has 4,500+ Pieces. Are Fan Projects Getting Too Big?

    A Paris LEGO Ideas project with more than 4,500 pieces has reached 10,000 supporters. We look at whether giant submissions have a real advantage—and why fan piece counts tell us surprisingly little about the final product.

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