Mythical creatures made from thousands of LEGO® bricks have appeared in Cardiff Bay.
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Nine fabulous models made with a total of nearly 750,000 LEGO® bricks have taken over Tacoma Square, in the heart of Mermaid Quay, until Sunday 1st September.
Free to view, the display features an 11ft fire-breathing dragon, a unicorn and two hunting wolves as well as a wizard, princess, knight and huntswoman. Collectively the models took over 2,000 hours to build. There are also cute dragon whelps (baby dragons) displayed in the windows of various businesses in Mermaid Quay.
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At the heart of the display is a throne – laid out in shimmering silk and encrusted with the finest LEGO® brick rubies, emeralds and sapphires – on which visitors can sit and take selfies. Mermaid Quay is running a weekly photo competition to crown a Selfie King or Queen each week – with FREE ice cream for a year from Cadwaladers Mermaid Quay as the weekly prize.
The BRICKLIVE Fantasy Kingdom comprises:
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Tarygon the Dragon
• 210,000 bricks
• 1,200 hours
• 7 builders
Dragon whelps
• 3,100 bricks each
• 20 hours each
• 4 builders
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Heledd the Huntswoman
• 37,500 bricks
• 160 hours
• 2 builders
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Sir Macsen the Knight
• 39,360 bricks
• 160 hours
• 3 builders
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Princess Anwen
• 63,000 bricks
• 160 hours
• 3 builders
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Brilliance the Unicorn
• 37,800 bricks
• 120 hours
• 2 builders
Derwyn the Wizard
• 42,600 bricks
• 120 hours
• 2 builders
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Fang and Spike – two hunting wolves
• 65,000 bricks each
• 100 hours
• 2 builders
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Throne
• 158,000 bricks
• 120 hours
• 1 builder
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