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Incredible LEGO Olympic Stadium drawing crowds in London
From STLToday.com
July 28, 2012
LONDON — The crowd gathered around the glass box, snapping photos while pointing
and smiling. It was the LEGO block section of John Lewis Stratford, the official
store for the 2012 London Games; so what was on display?
That would be 100,000 LEGO transformed into Olympic Stadium:
A team of four people worked two months to create the faux-stadium, located
steps away from the official London Olympics store in the Westfield Shopping
Centre. That’s approximately 450 hours of labor to get every detail right —
front and back.
The design takes elements from the Olympic Stadium where the Opening Ceremony
was held. It’s from the mind of Warren Elsmore, a nationally famous artist who
has previously created other London landmarks from LEGO, including St. Pancras
train station.
Here’s a 360-degree video look at the model:
YouTube.com
The LEGO stadium weighs around 100 kg, or 220 pounds. It’s drawing crowds four
rows deep during the early days of the Summer Games — including many locals, who
obviously love the special consideration given to the Team Great Britain
athletes:
Those LEGO figures (Collectible Minifigure) were selling briskly at the official
LEGO store, located elsewhere in Westfield Shopping Centre near the Olympic
Village.
Link:
stltoday.com
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