A model-building team at Legoland Windsor, UK took 720 hours to build Lego Glastonbury. They used almost 10,000 bricks, including 5,400 used to create the 50cm high Pyramid Stage based on exact dimensions provided by the Glastonbury Festival team.
"The Model Makers have had a huge amount of fun creating the scene and the Festival team have been really helpful giving us stage dimensions and sending a special consignment of Glastonbury ‘mud’ fresh from the farm," said a Legoland spokesperson.
More about the making of this spectacular scene in the Legoland press release, and you can visit it in person at the Legoland Windsor resort.
Even when only 10cm tall, Kanye seems to be causing trouble.
The recreation features tiny toilets, tents and festival-goers mud-sliding in real Glastonbury Festival mud delivered direct to Legoland from Worthy Farm.
Dave Grohl - complete with busted leg - chatting to Kim Kardashian.
Genuine Glastonbury mud.
[via NME]
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