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LEGO Architecture Great Wall of China (21041) Review

  It seems almost impossible to bring one of the largest architectural structures in the world to existence using just 550 small plastic blocks.  When LEGO Architecture Great Wall of China 21041 was announced in April 2018, its first idea was not favorable. It looked unusual to try to capture something so big and expansive in a LEGO set, and it appears to fail in that attempt. However, the build includes some good angling techniques–both the curving and downward sloping sections of the wall. And the restriction of building it primarily in only two colors gives a classic look to the site.  The Great Wall of China sounded singular is a large variety of sections of wall which were built over 2,000 years by many different Dynasties. In the third century BC, after conquering the neighboring kingdoms Qin Shi Huang became the first emperor of China. He connected the present walls and added a new one. The wall also includes thousands of watchtowers, two of which are represented i...