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Set 21041 Great Wall of China
Architecture

Great Wall of China

Set 21041 Great Wall of China is part of the LEGO® Architecture range, recreating a winding stretch of the landmark as it crosses hills rather than a single building. With 550 pieces and no minifigures, the focus stays entirely on the shape of the landscape itself.

Set number
21041
Year
2018
Pieces
550
Minifigures
0
Theme
Architecture
Different parts
80
What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 80

As BrickLink list (XML)

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Spare parts (6)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Alternative models

Fan models by Rebrickable users that you can build (mostly) from this set’s parts. Instructions are available from the designers.

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Description

A landscape, not a landmark building

Most LEGO® Architecture sets model a single building or skyline, but Great Wall of China takes a different shape entirely, following a curved stretch of wall as it rises and falls across several hills. That layout makes it a genuinely different build within the range, closer to a piece of terrain than a tower or skyscraper. At 550 pieces, the set has enough length to give that winding shape a real sense of scale rather than compressing it into something too small to read clearly.

Few shapes, used again and again

With only 80 unique parts across 550 pieces, this set uses far less variety than most builds of similar size. That's a direct result of how the wall itself is structured: repeating segments, battlements and watchtowers can all be built from the same handful of shapes used over and over, rather than needing fresh specialised pieces at every stage. The result is a steadier, more repetitive building process than most themed sets offer, closer to assembling a pattern than following a varied step-by-step story.

Greens and tans instead of grey stone

Dark green, tan, black and green focus on the landscape surrounding the wall rather than rendering the structure itself in plain grey or white. Dark green and green likely form the wooded hills, tan covers the wall and its paths, and black fills in smaller details such as watchtower windows. The colour list on this page shows exactly how the 80 parts split across these four shades, useful for anyone matching a specific piece.

A display model with no figures

Like most sets in the Architecture range, Great Wall of China skips minifigures entirely and is built purely as a display piece. The full parts list on this page catalogues all 80 unique elements individually, which is especially useful here given how many pieces repeat – it's an easy way to check exactly how many of each shape the build actually needs before starting, and to plan ahead if a piece needs replacing later.

FAQ

Does Great Wall of China include minifigures?
No, like most LEGO Architecture sets it's built purely as a display model, with no minifigures included.
Why does the set use so few unique parts?
The wall is made of repeating segments, so a small number of shapes – 80 unique parts – are reused many times to reach 550 pieces in total.
What colours dominate the model?
Dark green, tan, black and green form the palette, recreating the hilly landscape the wall winds through.

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