BRICK CITY: DC's New LEGO Exhibit Brings in Architecture From Around the World
LEGO lovers will likely be first in line for the National Building Museum's latest exhibit.
BRICK CITY, opening to the public this weekend, celebrates iconic architecture from cities around the world with careful recreations of some of the world's most famous buildings and sites...in LEGO form.
story continues below
loading...story continues above
The exhibit will features 37 different structures from U.K.-based artist Warren Elsmore. Some of those LEGO creations include:
- The Lincoln Memorial made from 2,000 LEGOs.
- The Empire State Building.
- A castle in medieval Japan.
- The Las Vegas strip.
- The Roman colosseum.
The centerpiece of the exhibition is London’s St. Pancras Station, measuring 12-feet-long and built from over 180,000 standard LEGO bricks. Below, UrbanTurf has included a few images of the re-creations. The exhibit will run for two years starting on Saturday.
This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/brick_city_dcs_new_lego_exhibit_brings_in_architecture/21063.
Most Popular... This Week • Last 30 Days • Ever
The big news in the development pipeline east of DC's H Street Corridor is the resur... read »
A new hotel has been pitched for a development site in Mount Vernon Triangle that has... read »
Rossdhu Gate is the remaining piece of a 30-room castle built by socialite Daisy Calh... read »
As profits drop around the country, sellers around DC are still realizing hefty retur... read »
Foxtrot closes up shop; the bus-only lanes coming to Georgia Avenue; and the new tier... read »
DC Real Estate Guides
Short guides to navigating the DC-area real estate market
We've collected all our helpful guides for buying, selling and renting in and around Washington, DC in one place. Start browsing below!
First-Timer Primers
Intro guides for first-time home buyers
Unique Spaces
Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro