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Jan. 30, 2018 / 12:45 PM

Lego celebrates 60th anniversary with massive Lego brick

Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Building toy giant Lego marked its 60th anniversary by constructing a 10-foot-tall version of a Lego brick from 133,000 smaller Lego bricks.

The company posted a time-lapse video to YouTube showing "Master Builders" at Lego's U.S. headquarters in Enfield, Conn., using 133,000 Lego bricks to build a massive version of its classic "2x4" Lego brick.

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The brick, which weighs 1,200 pounds, took about 350 hours to build, Lego said.

The project was created for display in New York City's Flatiron District.

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