Beginner
≈ 7 hSuggested range4 h 30 min – 10 h 15 min
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Architecture · SET 21066
New York City – The Big Apple
A New York skyline gathers skyscrapers, Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park in a shelf display. Museum details and yellow taxis invite closer inspection.
- Pieces
- 1,465
- Release year
- 2026
- Theme
- Architecture
- Set number
- 21066
- LEGO recommended age
- 18+
- LEGO retail price · Italy
- 139.99 €
Available at LEGO Italy when checked on 28 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.
Retail price reported by the LEGO source for the stated market. Check the store for current price and availability; this does not establish the launch price. LEGO ↗ · Reference checked on 28 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English catalogue ↗ · Checked on 24 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build New York City – The Big Apple?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial model estimate · no verified measured building time
Intermediate
≈ 4 h 45 minSuggested range3 h – 7 hExperienced
≈ 3 h 15 minSuggested range2 h – 4 h 45 minBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Numerous small buildings and orientation changes need more care than simply filling a background. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
- LEGO Italy · New York City – The Big Apple ↗
This source documents the model’s features and components, not a timed build. No sufficiently verifiable individual building-time report has been identified for this set.
- LEGO building instructions · New York City – The Big Apple ↗
Set-specific instructions checked against the set number, piece count and year. The duration is an editorial assessment based on piece count, construction type, mechanisms and detail.
Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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Did you know?
Inside the set
More than skyscrapers
The panorama includes the Guggenheim, Metropolitan Museum and Statue of Liberty.
LEGO sourceA city signature
A New York, New York tile completes a composition with taxis and Central Park.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
A monument with an assembly journey
Built in France between 1875 and 1884, the Statue of Liberty was dismantled and shipped to New York in 1885.
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It was reassembled on its pedestal before the dedication on 28 October 1886. Its creation involved transport and assembly as well as sculpting a monumental figure.
More than one designer
Bartholdi created the sculpture, while Eiffel and Company handled the statue’s engineering.
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The pedestal involved architect Richard Morris Hunt and engineer Charles P. Stone. The landmark’s unified appearance therefore brings together distinct disciplines, with sculpture, support structure and base all contributing to the completed monument.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 23 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE
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OUR PICK
Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works and Concertos
Seong-Jin Cho, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons
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