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By Rory Boland, About.com Guide to Hong Kong / Macau Travel

An Olympic Sized Lego Set

Wednesday August 20, 2008

Can’t make it to Beijing? Don’t worry, a team of dedicated Lego specialists have brought the Olympics to you, in one of the biggest lego projects ever undertaken.

A team of dedicated specialists have put together miniature replicas of all the major Beijing Olympic destinations, including the much lauded Birds Nest Stadium, the spectacular swimming cube and the athlete’s village. The complete exhibition used over 300,000 individual bricks and 4,500 mini figures.

You can view this Olympic sized lego set at Grand Century Place in Mongkok until August 31st. Check out our Olympic Events Listing for more Beijing 2008 fun and games.

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