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Set 21052 Dubai
Skylines

Dubai

Dubai is part of the LEGO Architecture Skylines series, showing the Gulf city's silhouette reduced to its most recognisable towers. This page covers all the facts about the 740-piece set along with the full parts list.

Set number
21052
Year
2020
Pieces
740
Minifigures
0
Theme
Skylines
Different parts
127
What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 127

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 (18)

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

Description

A city skyline distilled to its silhouette

Dubai is part of the LEGO Architecture Skylines series, a line of sets that reduces a city to its most recognisable outline rather than modelling individual buildings in detail. Here that means the Burj Khalifa rising above everything else, alongside the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab as the second unmistakable landmark. At 740 pieces built from only 127 unique parts, the model relies on repetition and height rather than complexity, a very different approach from a licensed vehicle or character set, and one that leaves out minifigures entirely.

Why so few unique parts

A ratio of 127 unique parts to 740 total pieces tells you a lot about how Skylines sets are designed: the same handful of shapes stack, layer and repeat at different heights to suggest a skyline rather than reproduce every window and beam. That keeps the build calm and repetitive in a good way, closer to a relaxing stacking exercise than a fast, varied assembly. It's a build style worth knowing before you start, since it rewards patience with the overall silhouette rather than constant novelty piece by piece.

Glass towers in trans-light blue

The palette leans on trans-light blue alongside light bluish grey, white and dark bluish grey, standing in for the mirrored glass facades that define Dubai's modern skyline. That single transparent colour does a lot of work, breaking up what would otherwise be a fairly neutral grey-and-white model and hinting at glass and steel rather than stone. The exact count of each colour and shape used is listed in the parts breakdown on this page.

Built to display, not to play with

Like every set in the Skylines series, Dubai is designed as a finished display piece for a shelf, desk or bookcase rather than a toy for scene-building, and the branded baseplate makes that intent clear. Its compact footprint also makes it easy to line up next to other city skylines if you're collecting more than one. For anyone interested in architecture, cityscapes or minimalist LEGO design, it works better as a display object than a play set. The full list of parts and colours behind the silhouette is available on this page.

FAQ

Does the Dubai set include any minifigures?
No, Skylines sets from LEGO Architecture never include minifigures; the model is a display piece showing only the city silhouette.
How many parts does the set use?
It's built from 740 pieces, using 127 unique parts.
Which landmarks can you recognise in the skyline?
The Burj Khalifa and the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel are the most recognisable buildings in the model.

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