Product Description
Presenting the LEGO Architecture interpretation of one of the most iconic landmarks ever constructed - The Eiffel Tower! Designed and built by French entrepreneur, Gustave Eiffel, the original 324-meter-tall masterpiece of wrought iron engineering formed the grand entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, held in Paris to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
Presenting the LEGO Architecture interpretation of one of the most iconic landmarks ever constructed - The Eiffel Tower! Designed and built by French entrepreneur, Gustave Eiffel, the original 324-meter-tall masterpiece of wrought iron engineering formed the grand entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, held in Paris to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
During construction, the 18,038 wrought iron elements making up the tower's lattice structure were bolted together at Eiffel's factory on the outskirts of Paris, before being transported to the site, hoisted into place by steam-powered cranes operating from the elevator shafts and assembled using no less than 2.5 million individual rivets.
The resulting structure was extremely rigid and over the years has withstood storms, floods and everything else mother nature has thrown at it. Today, The Eiffel Tower is one of the world's most popular landmarks, attracting millions of curious visitors from around the world each year. With this exceptional model, you can now build your very own 321-piece Eiffel Tower in LEGO brick form and display it in your home, office or wherever you like!
Top Customer Reviews
Great "Cheap" Architecture Set
By ChrisGST
In my opinion this is the best architecture set that is under $50. I personally paid $30 and I think this is the most aesthetically pleasing set I own. There are some unique techniques involved in the build however, there are some repetitive parts as well due to the symmetry. I don't think that the repetitive steps took anything away from the build though.
If you like the architecture series buy this set NOW! If you don't like the architecture series this one isn't any different so you probably want to stay away. If it's for a child they might like it, but I would only get it for them if they are interested in buildings or architecture.
Personally I like the architecture series as they are "serious" enough to display at places like work and people seem to love the aesthetics and idea of them. I've lost track of the amount of times someone has walked by my desk and said stuff like, "Awesome Lego set man" or "Man I forgot how much I miss building Legos that set is cool" So if you want a good conversation starter and like Legos get this set!
In summary get this set if you like architecture or the more adult themed Legos. Kids may like this as well, but it depends on the child. If you haven't purchased an architecture model yet, this is a great one to start off on as it's cheap and overall represents what the architecture series is going for.
Nice Addition to Lego Architecture
By Beabea
My children enjoy building and collecting the Lego architecture sets. This is a nice addition to the collection. We paid around thirty two dollars which makes this one of the more affordable sets and a good value for the money. It is about twelve inches tall which makes it one of the taller sets. It took us about 90 minutes to put this together. There are a few very tricky steps and a lot of repetitive work as well. Overall, it looks good. The booklet that came with it was fun to read through. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys the Lego Architecture series. The age says 12+ which is probably right for a child to do this alone. I put this together with my eight year old, and I had as much fun as he did.
Nice addition to the LEGO Architecture line.
By Frederick J. Haab
I'm a huge LEGO fan, but I'd given up on the Architecture line as they were getting too big and expensive overall. I picked up this set for my daughter, though. For some reason she's a huge Eiffel Tower fan. She assembled it and put it on display on her shelf. We were both impressed with how neat it was, so I went ahead and got one for myself.
Minus one star because the build does not stay firm at the top... you have to manually adjust the straightness of the top of the tower, and then leave it alone and make sure not to bother it.
Best of the small Architecture series
By A. Shrestha
This is the best of the smaller architecture series. It's sturdy, and slightly over a foot tall. The others in the architecture series are significantly smaller.
The substantial size of the Eiffel tower makes it a better show piece. Also, it's more sturdy than the smaller ones. There are two "floating" points, which allows the tower to slightly contort. I'm not sure if this helps the integrity, but it's pretty cool and unique to the Eiffel tower.
The resulting structure was extremely rigid and over the years has withstood storms, floods and everything else mother nature has thrown at it. Today, The Eiffel Tower is one of the world's most popular landmarks, attracting millions of curious visitors from around the world each year. With this exceptional model, you can now build your very own 321-piece Eiffel Tower in LEGO brick form and display it in your home, office or wherever you like!
Top Customer Reviews
Great "Cheap" Architecture Set
By ChrisGST
In my opinion this is the best architecture set that is under $50. I personally paid $30 and I think this is the most aesthetically pleasing set I own. There are some unique techniques involved in the build however, there are some repetitive parts as well due to the symmetry. I don't think that the repetitive steps took anything away from the build though.
If you like the architecture series buy this set NOW! If you don't like the architecture series this one isn't any different so you probably want to stay away. If it's for a child they might like it, but I would only get it for them if they are interested in buildings or architecture.
Personally I like the architecture series as they are "serious" enough to display at places like work and people seem to love the aesthetics and idea of them. I've lost track of the amount of times someone has walked by my desk and said stuff like, "Awesome Lego set man" or "Man I forgot how much I miss building Legos that set is cool" So if you want a good conversation starter and like Legos get this set!
In summary get this set if you like architecture or the more adult themed Legos. Kids may like this as well, but it depends on the child. If you haven't purchased an architecture model yet, this is a great one to start off on as it's cheap and overall represents what the architecture series is going for.
Nice Addition to Lego Architecture
By Beabea
My children enjoy building and collecting the Lego architecture sets. This is a nice addition to the collection. We paid around thirty two dollars which makes this one of the more affordable sets and a good value for the money. It is about twelve inches tall which makes it one of the taller sets. It took us about 90 minutes to put this together. There are a few very tricky steps and a lot of repetitive work as well. Overall, it looks good. The booklet that came with it was fun to read through. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys the Lego Architecture series. The age says 12+ which is probably right for a child to do this alone. I put this together with my eight year old, and I had as much fun as he did.
Nice addition to the LEGO Architecture line.
By Frederick J. Haab
I'm a huge LEGO fan, but I'd given up on the Architecture line as they were getting too big and expensive overall. I picked up this set for my daughter, though. For some reason she's a huge Eiffel Tower fan. She assembled it and put it on display on her shelf. We were both impressed with how neat it was, so I went ahead and got one for myself.
Minus one star because the build does not stay firm at the top... you have to manually adjust the straightness of the top of the tower, and then leave it alone and make sure not to bother it.
Best of the small Architecture series
By A. Shrestha
This is the best of the smaller architecture series. It's sturdy, and slightly over a foot tall. The others in the architecture series are significantly smaller.
The substantial size of the Eiffel tower makes it a better show piece. Also, it's more sturdy than the smaller ones. There are two "floating" points, which allows the tower to slightly contort. I'm not sure if this helps the integrity, but it's pretty cool and unique to the Eiffel tower.
