Empire State Building With Lego
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This is a short instruction on how you can build one of the most iconic buildings in the world with Lego. We enjoyed creating the Empire State Building and hope you have fun as well.
Build the Foundation
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The foundation is quite important. While we are no architects, we understand that this is true for every building, so pay attention to the foundation.
Add Strong Floor Level
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In order to have the inner layer on a strong foundation, build a second floor level.
Add Outer Layer
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On the structural level, build the outer layer and keep the necessary space to create the inner layer of the building
Work on the Inner Layer
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The inner layer is also laying on the floor level and will have enough structural strenght.
Add Another Floor Level
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To continue the inner layer, add another structure floor level, this helps the inner layer to be stable.
Make the Inner Level Grow
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Based on the third floor level, build the inner level, that becomes the outer level the higher you build the structure. Try to keep it proportional to the entire structure.
Grow Level by Level
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Continue to grow the building with each brick line adding a floor.
Final Floors
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Unfortunately we did not take any pictures for the inner layers of the last floors, but the final picture should illustrate the remaining floors! Hope you made it :-)