LEGO Announces Massive Sagrada Familia Set
Unfortunately, it will take 100 years to build. (Maybe.)
In honor of Barcelona’s year-long celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of Antoni Gaudí’s death, LEGO is releasing a Sagrada Familia set designed to “reflect both the scale and spirit of Gaudí’s vision.”
The set will include more than 1,200 pieces, making it LEGO’s largest product by piece count. It also carries an $800 price tag.
LEGO takes this stuff seriously. The massive set seeks to “capture the evolving story of Barcelona’s most iconic landmark, with the building steps mirroring the basilica’s actual construction sequence,” according to the press release. Extra time was spent to capture the stained-glass window effect, in order to “echo the unique way light moves through the real basilica.”
“We felt an immense responsibility to do justice to the Sagrada Família through this design,” LEGO Architecture Designer Rok Žgalin Kobe said in the press release. “Our goal was to honor Gaudí’s vision with the utmost respect, capturing the rhythm of the basilica’s construction, its extraordinary complexity and ambition, and translating that into an immersive building experience.”
According to the press release, “builders” will be able to enhance the experience through the LEGO Builder app, which offers “intuitive 3D instructions, progress tracking and the ability to save builds, turning the building process into a guided, immersive journey.”
Sagrada Familia will join projects from around the world that have been immortalized in the toy company’s architecture series. You can also find sets for the Trevi Fountain, Notre Dame and Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle.
The completed Sagrada Familia model will be 24 inches high, 18.5 inches wide, and 15 inches deep. At this point it is only available for pre-order, with sets expected to ship in November.
You can find all the details on the set and pre-ordering here.
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