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4.33 out of 5stars
(15 reviews)
Most helpful positive review
5.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
05/04/2020
Beautiful
I really enjoyed building this, it is my first architecture piece and while I enjoyed the time I spent on it I was very disappointed with the size of the Statue of Liberty It was so small it was kind of ridiculous looking and totally throws off the rest of the structure this should definitely be something that should be fixed in my humble lego loving opinion
CJ101
Most helpful negative review
2.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
12/29/2016
Pretty Frustrating
We bought this for our ten year old son who has most of the items in the architecture series. He easily has done the much larger sets and many other Lego sets with thousands of pieces. This one was the first time he just lost interest and became to frustrated to finish himself. The problems are with the Empire State Building portion. The pieces fall apart easily as you assemble it and then the base part of the building does not connect with the tower portion. We rebuilt the bottom portion and the tower portion three times with three different people and same result every time. We had to use an extra piece from our own Legos to make the tower set on the base and even then it won't set centered. The other beef is that they really should have given a little more thought to the Statue of Liberty piece and at least given her a torch or something that makes her look like the actual statue other than just being green. We have done Venice, Berlin, Chicago, and all the different towers and this is the first time the set was a bit of a let down. Looks good from a distance now on his shelves but definitely not as great as the rest of the series quality wise.
JennGavinsmom
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser05/31/2023Fun KitMy 10 year old loved the set. It's fun to build and looks great when complete. It's not a very big set though. He finished it in an hour or two.DisinterestedWisdom
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser05/28/2023Happiness for my 13 year oldGot this for my 13 year old great grandchild because of her age. She is too old for some things and too young for others. Started last year with London and she loved it. So I added New York for this birthday. Each year, until I pass, I will get her one of the architecture Legos. Since they make her happy and gives her something to do I will continue until I pass. This is a hard age to buy something for a child. But, Legos has it all.!!!kathleen
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser04/03/2023Architectural LegoGrandaughter loves lego how advancing to the architectural lego more challenging.donna
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser02/24/2023First Ever Full Lego SetWhen I was a child, the only Lego sets I collected in the early to mid 90s were earned through a promotion with Kellogg's cereal where you mail the form with several UPC codes, if I remember. It was four sets of 30+ pieces and were of a race car, glider, boat and helicopter. Fast forward to now, I win this set at a company raffle and was hooked after that. I took 4 hours of uninterrupted building. Mentally, I did get a little frustrated during the built. After each completed task, I felt I'm never going to finish, even with this 598 piece set. I wanted to be easy and finish fast. I didn't enjoy at first as I hoped I would. So I forced myself to break it down brick by brick and start over. I needed to take time building and enjoy it. I need to work on my patience as well. Mind you, this review is not a dig towards Lego, this was personal things I needed to work on. In order to test my patience for the rebuild, I purchased a lighting kit for this set to make it mow challenging. The rebuild took over the course of 5 days each, one to two hours each day. And voila! I found the enjoyment of building my first Lego set a second time. Bravo to Lego and it's Architecture series. I'm an engineer by trade and really come to appreciate the little details of each brick, component, and building of this set, and many sets that followed. The spare bricks and little statue were a plus. Looking forward to building other Lego sets!Michael
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser12/26/2022The NYC Skyline Rocks!Bought this for my son who is 30 years old for the holidays 2022! He had asked for a LEGO set and loves NYC. Is challenging enough for a college professor but fun!Bobbi
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser11/21/2021*insert tacky NYC caption here*This is one of the best LEGO Architecture sets you can find out there. It's not too expensive, and although it's pretty simple to build it looks great next to some other NYC stuff, whether it be canvas prints or the Empire State Building set from 2019. Either way this model features some of the most iconic skyscrapers in the country, possibly the world. The Statue of Liberty works well in the scale of the set, and doesn't draw attention from the main buildings which is nice. The Empire State Building is roughly the same size as the standalone set from the beginning of the Architecture line, yet has the same look to it as the larger set from 2019. The Chrysler Building is another one that's hard to capture the look of given its scale, but LEGO did their best and it fits in well with the model. Taking a break from the Supertall skyscrapers from Midtown, the Flatiron Building does a good job representing the real thing (which I've never seen without scaffolding covering it) given its scale. Finally, my personal favorite building in the model and the city, One World Trade Center is another where the scale LEGO built this in makes it so difficult to accurately represent, and I applaud LEGO for their efforts. I rated this as a 1 out of 5 in terms of play value because it's literally not for play.CommanderRex7567
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3.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser06/05/2021Unknown
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser03/24/2021This an exciting puzzle.My 8 year old grandson was so excited to put this together that he got up at 4 a.m. to get started by himself. By the time I got up at 7 he had 2 1/2 buildings complete. Some of the pictures in the instructions are not clear though.peg
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser05/04/2020BeautifulI really enjoyed building this, it is my first architecture piece and while I enjoyed the time I spent on it I was very disappointed with the size of the Statue of Liberty It was so small it was kind of ridiculous looking and totally throws off the rest of the structure this should definitely be something that should be fixed in my humble lego loving opinionCJ101
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser01/13/2020Fun time building this pieceI had a great time building this piece ..a but confusing towards the end but I was able to get through it and managed to finish and overall great piece to add to my collection of all the architecture pieces..Trishbella189
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3.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser09/27/2017Nice legs set but expensive for sizeI thought this collection was nice. I wanted my nephew to start with New York City as it's his favorite city. I thought $60 for this set was reasonable when comparing other legs sets. However, I was disapppinted when he opened his gift. It was very small and the finished product size was small too! He put all of the pieces together in about an hour. I paid $60 for an hour of entertainment. I wish it was a bit more challenging.Momster67
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3.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser07/19/2017Stressful Build, but Looks GREAT!!!My experience with this set is "a little bad, a little good, bit of both..." First off, the price is right, and the finished result looks great! But from the moment I opened the box, I realized this would be harder than any build I had ever done... ...First, the bags are not numbered, and I do not have a large workspace for these projects since my coffee table has filled up with other builds, so I do not have room to knoll out pieces. As such, because I was constantly picking from every bag at the same time, it became very stressful finding parts. I would have preferred if each building was divided into their own bag. That said, despite the build being stressful, the finished result looks really nice and presents a nice representation of iconic locations in my favorite city, and has taken a place of honor next to the Apollo Saturn V. I would recommend this build, but be forewarned that it is a little stressful. That said, it is also amazing to see everything come together...BryanMW2012
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser04/16/2017Good buildGood fun to complete this challenge. Lots of intricate pieces to place so you have to look very carefully at the instructions. An overall amazing product.Willalonso20002
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2.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser12/29/2016Pretty FrustratingWe bought this for our ten year old son who has most of the items in the architecture series. He easily has done the much larger sets and many other Lego sets with thousands of pieces. This one was the first time he just lost interest and became to frustrated to finish himself. The problems are with the Empire State Building portion. The pieces fall apart easily as you assemble it and then the base part of the building does not connect with the tower portion. We rebuilt the bottom portion and the tower portion three times with three different people and same result every time. We had to use an extra piece from our own Legos to make the tower set on the base and even then it won't set centered. The other beef is that they really should have given a little more thought to the Statue of Liberty piece and at least given her a torch or something that makes her look like the actual statue other than just being green. We have done Venice, Berlin, Chicago, and all the different towers and this is the first time the set was a bit of a let down. Looks good from a distance now on his shelves but definitely not as great as the rest of the series quality wise.JennGavinsmom
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4.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser05/10/2016No place, like New YorkThis is my 2nd Architecture build, and really have enjoyed the New York skyline build. See how the buildings are in different height too. My only criticism is that the Statue of Liberty is abit plain and doesn't really look like the real thing to be honest. But that's it. Really good project to build and give it a 8/10Mikey6322