Video highlights from Megafactories Learn more about the hugely popular toy: LEGO 1. LEGO got its name when the founder, Ole Kirk Christiansen, took the first two letters of the Danish words LEG GODT, meaning “play well”, and put them together – quite unaware that LEGO in Latin means ... 2. Approximately 20 billion LEGO elements (bricks) are made every year in the LEGO factory in Billund – equivalent to approximately 2 million elements an hour or 35,000 a minute. 3. The moulds used in production are accurate to within two-thousandth of a millimeter (0.002 mm), and the accuracy of the moulding process means that only 18 elements in every million produced fail to meet the company’s high quality standard. 4. A professor of mathematics calculated that there are over 915 million ways to combine six LEGO bricks. 5. Laid end to end, the number of LEGO bricks sold in a year would reach more than five times round the world.
6. On average there are 62 LEGO bricks for every person on earth. 7. The world’s children spend 5 billion hours a year playing with LEGO bricks. 8. With a production of about 306 million tyres a year, the LEGO Group is the world’s largest tyre (tire) manufacturer. 9. Approximately 440 billion LEGO elements have been manufactured since 1949. 10. When the minifigure first appeared, it was decided that its face should have only one colour: yellow and that its facial features should be happy and neutral. Now the minifigure appears in many guises, including Santa Claus, Spiderman and even Steven Spielberg. 11. There has been approximately 4 billion minifigures produced – making it the world’s biggest population group. 12. LEGO group is owned and managed by the founder’s grandson, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen – with his children. 13. There are about 2,350 different elements in the LEGO range – plus 52 different LEGO colours.
Each element may be sold in a wide variety of different colours and decorations, bringing the total number of active combinations to more than 7,000. 14 Photos That Illumine a Dark Chapter of U.S. History Lost Essay Reveals Winston Churchill Believed In Aliens More Than 450 Years Later, Galileo Still Matters New Dead Sea Scroll Find May Help Detect Forgeries 5 Sweet Quotes From Albert Einstein's Love Letters The Story Of God With Morgan Freeman Caught In A Monkfish Used & new (21) from $449.99 + $8.49 shipping Ships from and sold by Toy Boys. LEGO Harry Potter Hogwart's Castle 4842 (Discontinued by manufacturer) LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley 10217 (Discontinued by manufacturer) LEGO Harry Potter The Knight Bus #4866 Magic and mystery haunt the halls of the Hogwarts(tm) Castle! The Dementors have the Hogwarts(tm) School of Witchcraft and Wizardry surrounded, and an epic battle between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort is looming!
Harry and Dumbledore face He Who Must Not Be Named while Professors McGonagall and Flitwick try to keep the school safe. Explore this essential Harry Potter set to discover incredible details like Dumbledore's office with sliding spiral staircase, the Slytherin and Gryffindor common rooms, and so much more! Includes Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and 9 LEGO minifigures exclusive to this set: Lord Voldemort, Professor Dumbledore(tm), Professor Snape, Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Argus Filch and his cat, Mrs. Norris and 2 Dementors Dumbledores office features the Sorting Hat, Gryffindor's Sword, a Basilisk fang and secret sliding stairs Gryffindor common room features fireplace with Sirius Black's face Tom Riddle's book hidden in the knight's armor Restricted section of the library included Astronomy Tower and Vanishing Cabinet Great Hall decorated with Slytherin and Gryffindor colors Lord Voldemort and the Dementors lurk outside Hogwarts castle! The Dementors are surrounding Hogwarts, and a battle between Voldemort and Harry is looming.
Harry and Dumbledore come face to face with Voldemort, while McGonagall and Flitwick try to keep things under control at Hogwarts. Look inside the castle to reveal incredible details, like Dumbledore’s office with sliding stairs, the Slytherin and Gryffindor common rooms, the Restricted Section of the library and the Great Hall decorated in Slytherin and Gryffindor colors. 15.1 x 2.8 x 22.7 inches 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Item can be shipped within U.S. This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply. 8 - 14 years #113,639 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #3,501 in Toys & Games > Building & Construction Toys > Building Sets 4.4 out of 5 stars Harry Potter (Blue Jacket) with Wand - LEGO Harry Potter Minifigure LEGO Lord of the Rings 10237 Tower of Orthanc Building Set (Discontinued by manufacturer) LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle 5 Star Bricks Inc
5 star75%4 star19%3 star2%2 star1%1 star3%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsBeautifully Crafted Castle!Gone but not forgotten...Exactly what my son was hoping for!Super lego setGreat Lego CastleMystery, Magic and Fun Abound!The latest iteration of the LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts castle is a fun one! The building are modular, in that they can be connected in different ways, and can even be combined with LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts 4867, though you'll need an extra connecting module or two.The set itself is full of fun little details, from Sirius Black's face in the fireplace, to a forbidden section in the library that can be opened with a turn of the key. Every inch of space is jam packed with little details, and is a great set for collectors. There's not much room for actual play inside the rooms, but it's a tremendous display piece. The set also comes loaded with mini-figures, along with a nice-looking cloak of invisibility.Instructions are clear and bags are labeled, so the construction of this set took an adult less than two hours.