The top 8 most anticipated sights
Many of us love to travel, and seeing the world's most beautiful architectural wonders is on many bucket lists - but with these iconic sights scattered around the world, it's often difficult to find the right time to visit them all.
Whether you are a travel enthusiast or know someone who is, it is possible to book a visit to all the sights in one go and arrange a staycation: these eight great LEGOĀ® Architecture sets bring the sights to you! And seeing the real sights in virtual reality is almost as good as a quick trip to the other side of the planet.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Burj Khalifa
The realistic building towers above Dubai at a height of 828 meters and has a total of 160 floors. The observation deck also offers great views of the city.
However, for those who don't like heights, or who want to stand high above a miniature version of the building, the LEGOĀ® Burj Khalifa is 39 cm high, while the LEGO Dubai model is slightly shorter. , at 33 cm (12 inches) - both great gifts for a world traveler!
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Agra, India - Taj Mahal
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, this beautiful building is considered the country's most important monument. In the 17th century, Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal for his favorite wife. The mausoleum was built in 1632 from white marble by order of Emperor Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire. The building houses the tomb of the emperor's wife, Mumtaz Mahal, and the tomb of Emperor Shah Jahan.
The Taj Mahal in India continues to grow in popularity, with the second largest increase in average monthly search volume since 2019, from 1,500,000 to 1,830,000 in 2021. The Taj Mahal is also incredibly popular on social networks and is more than Tagged 1.7 million (1,727,288) times on Instagram.
The monument looks great where it is, but would also look great displayed in your home: the LEGO set version consists of over 2,000 pieces and is great fun for adult builders looking for a challenge.
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New York City, United States - Statue of Liberty
Originally a gift from France to America, the statue was developed by the sculptor Bartholdi in collaboration with Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower. The United States received the statue on its 100th American Independence Day in 1886.
More than 3 million people visit the Statue of Liberty in New York every year, and between 2019 and 2021, average monthly search volume increased by 150,000, from 673,000 per month to 823,000. In addition, Instagram has used the hashtag #statueofliberty no fewer than 2,077,248 times.
If you don't fancy a ferry ride to Liberty Island, you can bring the monument to your home with the 1,685-piece Statue of Liberty set for ages 16 and up. Add it to other monuments on display and create your own LEGO world!
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San Francisco, United States - Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is probably the most filmed and photographed bridge in the world, but also the most famous. In 1937, San Francisco residents were allowed to cross their cable-stayed bridge, which is 1.7 miles long and painted a striking red-orange color, officially called International Orange. The distinctive color came to increase visibility, as it can get quite foggy in San Francisco Bay. About 100,000 cars pass the bridge every day.
No bridge has collapsed as many times in movies as the Golden Gate Bridge. And probably no bridge experienced such a surge in popularity as this one. There is an average increase of 82,000 additional searches per month for this milestone, from 368,000 in 2019 to 450,000 in 2021.
You can recreate the bridge's majesty in miniature with the San Francisco LEGO set for ages 12 and up - a great gift for a young architect. With the bridge itself (but don't try to cross it on foot) and some other recognizable sights of the city, there's enough to make you feel like you've taken a quick tour.
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Rome, Italy - Coliseum
The Colosseum of Rome was built in the first century AD and took eight years to complete. The opening games lasted 100 days and featured all kinds of spectacles and attracted citizens from miles away! The structure itself, made of concrete and stone, spans 189 by 156 meters and could accommodate up to 50,000 spectators. Unfortunately, the Colosseum has been severely damaged by a number of natural disasters and despite many renovations, the building is still in danger of falling into disrepair. However, that does not stop thousands of tourists from visiting the Colosseum every day to enjoy its historical splendor.
Arguably one of the most famous in Italy, this landmark has remained popular over the years with an average of 550,000 internet searches per month between 2019 and 2021. However, the hashtag #colosseum has been used a whopping 1,770,959 times. on Instagram.
The LEGO equivalent of the monument is no less impressive: with a whopping 9,036 pieces, it is the largest brick set of these LEGO monuments, and is sure to provide even experienced builders with hours of satisfying building fun.
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Paris, France - Eiffel Tower
The world-famous Eiffel Tower in Paris is a monument that appeals to the imagination. The building was built in 1889 as the entrance to the World's Fair of the same year. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design not being in keeping with the style of the time, it is now a global cultural icon for France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
The roof of the tower is 300 meters high, while the antenna raises it another 24 meters. The Eiffel Tower is visited by 7 million people every year, making it the most visited paid monument in the world. Until 1930 it was the tallest building in the world, until the Chrysler Building was completed in New York.
This milestone also surprisingly saw no increase or decrease in popularity between 2019 and 2021, remaining at an average of 1,000,000 searches per month with the most hashtags used on this list: 6,664,177.
If you are passionate about Paris, you can build the entire city with the LEGO Architecture brick set. It is suitable for children from 12 years old and of course includes the Eiffel Tower itself and other famous sights such as the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre.
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London, United Kingdom - Tower Bridge
At the end of the 19th century, the need for an additional bridge over the Thames became clear in the English capital, because London Bridge alone was not sufficient. That is why a new bridge was built, which became the most famous in London. It was built between 1886 and 1894, with the two towers being its most typical features.
The bridge is 244 meters long and in the middle the bridge can be opened for water traffic. When closed, the distance between the water and the bridge is 8.6 meters, but when open, ships with a height of 42.5 meters can pass underneath without the bridge opening. The two bridge sections can be rotated to an angle of 86 degrees in just one minute, allowing ships to pass. Nowadays the bridge is opened and closed electrically, but in the past there was a hydraulic system: the original steam engines are now a tourist attraction.
Tower Bridge has also remained stable in online popularity over the past two years; the average monthly search volume remained the same at 301,000 per month, with #towerbridge used 2,462,049 times on Instagram.
Add Tower Bridge and other London attractions to your own world displays with the LEGO London set. Instantly recognizable by Big Ben, the bridge itself and the London Eye, as well as a few other well-known locations, it makes a great gift for anyone who is a fan of the British capital.
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New York City, United States - Empire State Building
Once the tallest building in the world, construction of the Empire State Building began in 1930 on St. Patrick's Day and was completed just 410 days later in 1931. The building was designed by William F Lamb of the architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon. It was named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers and is known worldwide as an icon of New York City.
It is also an incredibly popular landmark for social media users, with 2,948,555 uses of the hashtag #empirestatebuilding on Instagram alone.
Although the LEGO Architecture Empire State Building set is still on the large side with 1,767 bricks and a height of 55 cm, it has a much more manageable size - and will certainly be a highlight at any sightseeing attraction!
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