Is this a playset or a display model?

It's a display model meant for a shelf or cabinet, not for play.

Does it include minifigures?

No, Architecture sets like this one never include minifigures.

Architecture

Shanghai

This Architecture set recreates Shanghai's skyline as a flat display model, lining up the city's most recognisable towers side by side. Its 597 pieces build a pure architecture piece with no minifigures.

Set number: 21068
Year: 2025
Pieces: 597
Minifigures: 0
Theme: Architecture
Different parts: 144

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 144

As BrickLink list (XML)

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

Description

A skyline in miniature

The Architecture line reduces famous cities and buildings to their most recognisable silhouettes and arranges them on a shared base plate. Shanghai represents China's rapid high-rise growth in the series, with towers that look distinctly different from the older European or American skyline sets in the same range. As part of the Architecture range's 2025 line-up, this set is one of several that isolate one specific object or moment rather than covering everything at once. As with most sets in the range, the line-up changes from year to year, so it's worth double-checking the exact set number.

Pieces and colours

597 pieces across 144 unique parts are enough to keep several tower silhouettes clearly distinct from one another. Medium blue picks out modern glass façades, while light bluish grey, tan and dark bluish grey make up the rest of the building forms. Tall, slender specialty pieces keep the signature towers looking sleek despite the small part count. Skimming the parts list on this page quickly shows which colours dominate and which only appear in small accents. Beyond the four main colours, a handful of less common tones appear on small details, and these are captured in the parts list too.

Built on a shared base plate

Every building sits on one continuous base plate, finished with the labelled stand that ties together the whole Architecture line. That shared foundation makes the finished model read as one unified cityscape rather than a set of separate buildings placed side by side. For a set this size, expect more than one sitting to finish it, depending on how much time is available at once. Anyone building a set this size for the first time should treat the piece count as a rough guide to time rather than an exact one.

Who it suits

This set suits architecture and skyline collectors looking to add Shanghai to their series, as well as anyone after a flat, space-saving display piece for an office or living room shelf. The full parts list with every colour is on this page. Anyone unsure about the model can use the piece count and listed colours to get a clearer sense of its finished size and character. That makes it easy to judge beforehand whether the scale and level of detail match what you're looking for.

FAQ

Is this a playset or a display model?: It's a display model meant for a shelf or cabinet, not for play.
Does it include minifigures?: No, Architecture sets like this one never include minifigures.
How many pieces does the model have?: 597 pieces across 144 unique parts.