Lego Bricks - in pictures

  • Dubai welcomed a special guest, Emirati youth Mohammed bin Ahmed Jaber Al Harbi, to officially unveil the world's tallest Lego building structure — Burj Khalifa in Miniland, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Dubai welcomed a special guest, Emirati youth Mohammed bin Ahmed Jaber Al Harbi, to officially unveil the world's tallest Lego building structure — Burj Khalifa in Miniland, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • The Pyramids of Lego at Miniland, Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National)
    The Pyramids of Lego at Miniland, Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National)
  • The Burj Al Arab hotel at Miniland in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    The Burj Al Arab hotel at Miniland in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • View of the Miniland made by Lego bricks which feature Dubai skyline , key landmarks from around the Middle East after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai in Dubai. ( Pawan Singh / The National )
    View of the Miniland made by Lego bricks which feature Dubai skyline , key landmarks from around the Middle East after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai in Dubai. ( Pawan Singh / The National )
  • A visitor takes pictures of a Volkswagen van made of Lego bricks during preparations for a leisure and travel fair in Munich, Germany. AFP
    A visitor takes pictures of a Volkswagen van made of Lego bricks during preparations for a leisure and travel fair in Munich, Germany. AFP
  • A model of the Sydney Opera House built from Lego on display at the 'Brick Man Experience — The Complete Collection', by Ryan McNaught, at Sydney Town Hall. Getty Images
    A model of the Sydney Opera House built from Lego on display at the 'Brick Man Experience — The Complete Collection', by Ryan McNaught, at Sydney Town Hall. Getty Images
  • A Lego Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter at the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland at the 'Triple Force Friday' near Grindelwald in 2019. The life-size Starfighter is built out of 2,5 million Lego bricks and measures 10 metres by 10 metres. Getty Images
    A Lego Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter at the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland at the 'Triple Force Friday' near Grindelwald in 2019. The life-size Starfighter is built out of 2,5 million Lego bricks and measures 10 metres by 10 metres. Getty Images
  • Thomas Bjorn poses with the largest replica Ryder Cup trophy made entirely from Lego bricks, crafted by the Lego Group to honour the first Danish European Team captain before the 42nd Ryder Cup in Paris. Getty Images
    Thomas Bjorn poses with the largest replica Ryder Cup trophy made entirely from Lego bricks, crafted by the Lego Group to honour the first Danish European Team captain before the 42nd Ryder Cup in Paris. Getty Images
  • A Lord of the Rings display includes Smaug the dragon, made from 83,433 bricks that took 625 hours to build, with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf at ExCel. Getty Images
    A Lord of the Rings display includes Smaug the dragon, made from 83,433 bricks that took 625 hours to build, with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf at ExCel. Getty Images
  • Lego builder Phil Traviss puts the finishing touches to his Titanic, made from 120,000 bricks over a period of three months at ExCel in London, 2015. Getty Images
    Lego builder Phil Traviss puts the finishing touches to his Titanic, made from 120,000 bricks over a period of three months at ExCel in London, 2015. Getty Images
  • Visitors inspect a driveable, full-size Bugatti Chiron car made made from Lego Technic blocks at an exhibition in Moscow's Gorky Park. The model, built using more than a million pieces, weighs 1,500 kilograms and has a top speed of 20ph. Lego specialists spent 13.438 hours engineering and assembling the model without using a single drop of glue. AFP
    Visitors inspect a driveable, full-size Bugatti Chiron car made made from Lego Technic blocks at an exhibition in Moscow's Gorky Park. The model, built using more than a million pieces, weighs 1,500 kilograms and has a top speed of 20ph. Lego specialists spent 13.438 hours engineering and assembling the model without using a single drop of glue. AFP
  • A Qantas A380 built from Lego at the Brick Man Experience — the Complete Collection, by Ryan McNaught, at Sydney Town Hall. Getty Images
    A Qantas A380 built from Lego at the Brick Man Experience — the Complete Collection, by Ryan McNaught, at Sydney Town Hall. Getty Images
  • A Lego grand prix car at the Regent Street Festival in central London. Getty Images
    A Lego grand prix car at the Regent Street Festival in central London. Getty Images
  • Lightning McQueen from the Disney Pixar movie 'Cars 2'. The model is made from 325,000 Lego bricks for display at the Toy Fair at the Javits Centre in New York. AFP
    Lightning McQueen from the Disney Pixar movie 'Cars 2'. The model is made from 325,000 Lego bricks for display at the Toy Fair at the Javits Centre in New York. AFP
  • Britain's Prince William, second left, admires a McLaren 720S made entirely out of Lego bricks while on a tour of the McLaren Automotive Production Centre in Woking, west of London. AFP
    Britain's Prince William, second left, admires a McLaren 720S made entirely out of Lego bricks while on a tour of the McLaren Automotive Production Centre in Woking, west of London. AFP
  • In Melbourne, Australia, an exhibition transformed the blockbuster Jurassic World franchise into the largest Lego experience in Australian history. More than 50 large-scale dinosaurs, props, scenes and activities were built using more than six million Lego bricks, including velociraptors Blue and Delta and an enormous T Rex. Getty Images
    In Melbourne, Australia, an exhibition transformed the blockbuster Jurassic World franchise into the largest Lego experience in Australian history. More than 50 large-scale dinosaurs, props, scenes and activities were built using more than six million Lego bricks, including velociraptors Blue and Delta and an enormous T Rex. Getty Images
  • A driveable, full-size Bugatti Chiron car made from Lego Technic blocks at an exhibition in Moscow's Gorky Park. The model, which is built using more than a million pieces and weighs 1,500 kilograms, has a top speed of 20kph. Lego specialists spent 13.438 hours engineering and assembling the model without using a single drop of glue. AFP
    A driveable, full-size Bugatti Chiron car made from Lego Technic blocks at an exhibition in Moscow's Gorky Park. The model, which is built using more than a million pieces and weighs 1,500 kilograms, has a top speed of 20kph. Lego specialists spent 13.438 hours engineering and assembling the model without using a single drop of glue. AFP
  • A Lego model depicting an imaginary scene from the royal wedding on March 30, 2011 in Windsor, England. The scene in front of Buckingham Palace includes models of the couple, Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton. Lego models of distinguished guests including the Beckhams, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney, complete the scene. Getty Images
    A Lego model depicting an imaginary scene from the royal wedding on March 30, 2011 in Windsor, England. The scene in front of Buckingham Palace includes models of the couple, Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton. Lego models of distinguished guests including the Beckhams, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney, complete the scene. Getty Images
  • Ferrari Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany tries out the Lego Ferrari at the launch of the new 1998 F300 Ferrari in Maranello, Italy. Allsport
    Ferrari Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany tries out the Lego Ferrari at the launch of the new 1998 F300 Ferrari in Maranello, Italy. Allsport
  • Philippe Gerard's Lego collection. Reem Mohammad / The National
    Philippe Gerard's Lego collection. Reem Mohammad / The National
  • A view of the Dubai skyline at the Miniland made with Lego bricks at Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    A view of the Dubai skyline at the Miniland made with Lego bricks at Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • View of the Taj Mahal at the Miniland made by Lego bricks which feature Dubai skyline , key landmarks from around the Middle East after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    View of the Taj Mahal at the Miniland made by Lego bricks which feature Dubai skyline , key landmarks from around the Middle East after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Items on display at the Lego shop after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Items on display at the Lego shop after the opening ceremony of Legoland Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National