Does 21045 Trafalgar Square include any minifigures?

No. LEGO® Architecture sets focus purely on the building itself, so no minifigures are included with this set.

How many pieces and unique parts does the set have?

It's built from 1,197 pieces in total, using 205 different unique parts, which is a high part variety for its size.

Is this set difficult to build?

It's aimed more at adults and experienced builders than young children, since the techniques used to suggest architectural detail are less straightforward than a typical playset.

Architecture

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is part of the LEGO® Architecture Skyline Collection, which turns famous public spaces into compact display models. With 1,197 pieces this set reduces one of London's best-known squares to its defining shapes and lines. This page lists every one of its 205 unique parts and colours.

Set number: 21045
Year: 2019
Pieces: 1,197
Minifigures: 0
Theme: Architecture
Different parts: 205

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 205

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (42)

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

Description

A landmark in miniature

Trafalgar Square has been one of central London's main gathering points since the early 1800s, framed by Nelson's Column, the National Gallery and a pair of fountains. This 1,197-piece model condenses that whole scene into a single flat-fronted build rather than a set of separate buildings. It follows the same approach as other Skyline Collection sets: real landmarks distilled into a graphic, almost sculptural arrangement of shapes, using far fewer but more deliberately chosen pieces than a typical playset of similar size.

Colour as construction

The build leans on a tight palette of white, light bluish grey, dark bluish grey and black, standing in for the pale stone of the real square and the deep shadows between its columns and steps. Because the model has no printed detail beyond a few tiles, colour and part shape do almost all the work of reading as Trafalgar Square. Flat panels suggest the National Gallery's façade, a slim tall assembly stands in for the column, and small curved pieces trace the fountains and staircase below it.

Building technique over minifigures

Like every set in the Architecture line, this one ships without minifigures, and that is intentional: the build itself is the point. Many of the 205 unique parts are used in less obvious ways than in a standard set, layering tiles and plates to fake mass and depth rather than building solid blocks. That makes it a slower, more considered build than a same-sized City or Creator set, and a good choice for adults who enjoy technique-focused construction rather than play-based scenes with figures and stories.

What the parts list tells you

With 205 unique elements packed into 1,197 pieces, this set has a noticeably higher part variety than most play sets of comparable size, which shows up clearly on the parts list on this page. Alongside standard plates and tiles there are slimmer architectural pieces well suited to other greyscale builds. Once finished, the model works as a shelf or desk piece, and the full breakdown of parts and colours below makes it easy to see exactly which elements give the square its recognisable outline.

FAQ

Does 21045 Trafalgar Square include any minifigures?: No. LEGO® Architecture sets focus purely on the building itself, so no minifigures are included with this set.
How many pieces and unique parts does the set have?: It's built from 1,197 pieces in total, using 205 different unique parts, which is a high part variety for its size.
Is this set difficult to build?: It's aimed more at adults and experienced builders than young children, since the techniques used to suggest architectural detail are less straightforward than a typical playset.