Whenever I visit a mall or a department store, I end up in the Lego aisle. Like many kids of the 1990s, I grew up clicking the iconic bricks together to create castles, spaceships, pirate refuges, and ...

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While many of Lego’s most popular sets feature famous comic book and video game franchises, some of the most impressive are intricate replicas of real-life architectural triumphs from across history.