Our World: A Giant Pixelated LEGO Map Built from 1 Million Bricks!

Exhibited from 23rd July to the 13th August this year, visitors to the Southbank Centre were amazed to stumble upon such detailed art piece that measured 20 x 40-foot long.

We're big fans of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/6-unconventional-and-unique-uses-for-lego/" target="_blank">LEGO building bricks</a>, and this huge LEGO world map in London's <a href="href="http://world.southbankcentre.co.uk/">South Bank Centre</a> is a pretty extraordinary use for the bricks. Built by Duncan Titmarsh for the bustling <a href="http://world.southbankcentre.co.uk/">Festival of the World</a>, the colorful map was meticulously constructed from more than 1 million LEGO bricks.

The Southbank Centre teamed up with LEGO® and got helped out Duncan Titmarsh (the UK‘s only certified LEGO® professional) and volunteers to bring to life a giant map of the world.

Built with more than 1 million LEGO® bricks in 21 different colors, it also featured important landmarks like the Chinese Wall, Big Ben, Empire State Building, Taj Mahal and mountains like the Himalayas.

Waterproof, long lasting and fun, Our World in LEGO® had specially designed boards for visitors to design and help building the map in their own little space.

The grand scale of the project means that it could be appreciated clearly from afar or closer to the detail.

Our World in LEGO® map is probably already turned into something else, but it entertained, amazed and put smiles on Londoners' faces for a while.