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World Map — LEGO set 31203

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Art · SET 31203

World Map

A large framed world mosaic offers personalised oceans and continent positioning.

Pieces
11,695
Release year
2021
Theme
Art
Set number
31203
LEGO recommended age
18+
LEGO retail price · Italy
249.99 €
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Retired from the LEGO Italy catalogue when checked on 23 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 23 October 2026

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Official English name verified at: LEGO English catalogue ↗ · Checked on 24 October 2026.

TIME TO BUILD

How long does it take to build World Map?

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A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.

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Beginner

≈ 24 hSuggested range15 h 30 min – 35 h

Intermediate

≈ 16 hSuggested range10 h 15 min – 23 h 15 min

Experienced

≈ 11 hSuggested range7 h – 16 h

Based 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

Thousands of repeated tiles and coordinate checks. One configuration without redesigning oceans. 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.

Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.

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How much display space does it need?

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BEYOND THE BRICKS

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The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

01

Changing the centre

Arrange land sections to centre three different world regions.

LEGO source
02

Forty bases

Fill forty bases and mark important places with brick-built pins.

LEGO source

Beyond the set

The stories, places and inventions behind your build.

03

Every flat map distorts

Projecting Earth onto a plane cannot preserve shape, area, distance and direction simultaneously.

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A projection transfers Earth’s curved surface onto paper or a screen. USGS explains that no flat map preserves all shapes, areas, distances and directions simultaneously. Reading a world map therefore includes understanding its priorities; a convincing outline does not guarantee every measurement remains proportional.

U.S. Geological Survey
04

Purpose changes the map

Navigation and continent-size comparisons can use different projections because they prioritise different information.

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Mercator is useful for directions but strongly distorts areas and distances near the poles. Equal-area projections preserve relative surface areas while changing shapes. Navigation and continent-comparison maps may therefore look different because they answer different questions, rather than simply contradicting one another.

U.S. Geological Survey

Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

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THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE

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SET THE MOOD

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· Selected for the subject and atmosphere

Plantasia’s synthesiser melodies have a light, curious character. We pair them with plants and imaginative shapes: a musical garden rather than a natural sound recording.

A build to spread over several sessions: choose the more understated option when you want the instructions to take centre stage. The music does not set your pace.

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