World’s biggest LEGO® model is up on the roof
The biggest LEGO Model made so far stands 11 meters – 34 ft - tall in Mall of America in the US. The model resembles a robot hero, and is part of the decoration of the LEGO store in the mall.
The biggest LEGO Model made so far stands 11 meters – 34 ft - tall in Mall of America in the US. The model resembles a robot hero, and is part of the decoration of the LEGO store in the mall.
The robot is one of many in the store that has been decorated with models in six scenarios recreating a visual timeline from the ice age to the future.
The store is on the ground floor (level 1) in an open plaza at the centre of the mall, providing a unique opportunity to erect LEGO® models on the roof – reaching all the way to Level 4.
Knights and agents
In the six scenarios, which can be viewed from all four floors of the mall, the minifigure is the link that is repeated: A minifigure faces a sabre‑toothed tiger in the Ice Age, a Greek warrior battling the Minotaur, a mounted knight in shining armour, discoverers assembled around the globe, and secret agents backed up by motor cycle and helicopter. And last – but definitely not least – the 11‑metre (34‑ft) high robot hero.
The oldest store
The LEGO store in Mall of America dates from 1992 and is the oldest LEGO Brand Retail store. In December 2010 it got the brand new look.
“We have built something special to catch people’s attention – even when they are sitting in the Ferris wheel at the mall’s amusement park they can still see the models. You feel really small when you look at the models,” says Justin Tripp, Vice President and leader of the LEGO Groups’ Brand Retail stores.
The models were constructed at the LEGO Groups factory in Kladno, the Czech Republic. The robot alone weighs a massive ten tons, and the entire building structure had to be reinforced to carry the weight of the models on its roof.