This past Wednesday, July 1st, Lego’s Master Builders gathered at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. to build an American flag made completely out of Lego bricks.
The event was to celebrate the opening of the museum’s Innovation Wing, and visitors were invited to help with the build. Lego Master Builder Chris Steininger led the project.
The Colvin family, from left, Adrian, 4, Riley, 7, Jack, 10, and mother Shawna, of Tiffin, Iowa, take a “selfie” after helping build the world’s largest LEGO American flag to celebrate the opening of the Innovation Wing at the National Museum of American History on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in Washington. More than 15,000 museum visitors helped create the 9.5-by-14-foot flag using more than 100,000 LEGO bricks. (Steve Ruark/AP Images for LEGO)
Fun facts about the Lego flag:
Dimensions – 117.9″ tall X 152″ wide
Weight – 546 pounds
Number of LEGO bricks – 109,200
16 hours to design
Largest LEGO American flag ever built
Rob Neill, center, of Winter Park, Fla., and his daughters Alison, left, 6, and Cecilia, 8, help build the world’s largest LEGO American flag to celebrate the opening of the Innovation Wing at the National Museum of American History on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in Washington. More than 15,000 museum visitors helped create the 9.5-by-14-foot flag using more than 100,000 LEGO bricks. (Steve Ruark/AP Images for LEGO)
Who doesn’t love Lego sculpture?
LEGO master builder Chris Steininger places a brick while building the world’s largest LEGO American flag to celebrate the opening of the Innovation Wing at the National Museum of American History on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in Washington. More than 15,000 museum visitors helped LEGO master builders create the 9.5-by-14-foot flag using more than 100,000 LEGO bricks. (Steve Ruark/AP Images for LEGO)
Enjoy the holiday weekend.
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