PARISIAN BRIC! NOTRE-DAME AND MONA LISA IMMORTALISED IN LEGO FORM

LEGO fans can transport themselves to the heart of Parisian culture with new sets depicting Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Mona Lisa.

These two global icons of Paris have been unveiled to celebrate the rich heritage and history of the French capital, which has an exciting and packed year ahead and will be available for pre-order on 7 May.

Inspired by the world's most recognisable painting, the LEGO Art Mona Lisa invites art and LEGO lovers to recreate Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece in 3D. It comprises 1,503 LEGO elements and new colour hues to accurately reflect the colours used by da Vinci over 500 years ago, before the paint changed with age. Additionally, the new LEGO masterpiece has been designed with a drum-lacquered gold, detachable frame so it can be hung on the wall and displayed along with other LEGO Art sets.

Milan Madge, Designer at the LEGO Group, said: "It has been such a pleasure to be part of bringing such a special piece of art history to life in LEGO form. The Mona Lisa is obviously world famous, but our familiarity with her can obscure what a groundbreaking work of art this painting is.

The LEGO Architecture Notre-Dame de Paris takes the builder on a journey through the architectural evolution of this iconic Parisian landmark, beginning in 1163, when the first stone was laid, through architect Viollet-le-Duc's redesign work in the 19th century to Notre-Dame's majestic appearance before the fire of 2019.

Rok Žgalin Kobe, Designer at the LEGO Group, said: "In designing the LEGO Architecture Notre-Dame de Paris, we tried to bring it to life by not only capturing its outward appearance, but the way and the stages in which the original was build."

Both sets are available to pre-order now, with the Mona Lisa costing €99. 99/$99.99/£89.99, and the Notre-Dame set costing €229.99/$229.99/£199.99.

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