Beginner
≈ 1 h 22 minSuggested range49 min – 2 h 12 min
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Altro · SET 40647
Lotus Flowers
Two open lotus flowers and a pink bud form a small arrangement on green stems.
- Pieces
- 220
- Release year
- 2023
- Theme
- Altro
- Set number
- 40647
- LEGO recommended age
- 8+
- LEGO retail price · Italy
- 14.99 €
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 26 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English catalogue ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build Lotus Flowers?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 55 minSuggested range33 min – 1 h 28 minExperienced
≈ 38 minSuggested range22 min – 1 h 1 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
Editorial assessment of the first illustrated arrangement: Two open lotus flowers and a pink bud form a small arrangement on green stems. The build requires small elements around the centres; timing includes all three stems. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks and subsequent play are excluded. No verified timed build: indicative values with substantial variation.
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 · set-specific instructions ↗
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- LEGO · set manual ↗
Document for this set number. The duration is an editorial estimate, not a LEGO timing.
Checked: 26 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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BEYOND THE BRICKS
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Inside the set
Flowers and a bud
Different opening stages keep the three stems from looking identical.
LEGO sourceRepeated petals
The build requires small elements around the centres; timing includes all three stems.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
The lotus effect
The leaf cleans itself.
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Sacred lotus leaves repel water through a very fine surface structure that reduces adhesion. Moving droplets can collect dirt, producing the self-cleaning lotus effect. The mechanism depends on microscopic organisation, not simply on the leaf’s visible shape.
More than floating
Leaves above the pond.
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Sacred lotus grows from muddy rhizomes, with leaves raised on stalks reaching one or two metres. Not all leaves float. Kew also explains that lotus is not closely related to waterlilies: a shared aquatic setting does not reveal evolutionary relationships.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 26 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
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