The LEGO® Architecture Sagrada Família releases on November 1, 2026 with 12,060 parts. More than the Eiffel Tower (10,001), more than the Titanic (9,090), more than the Colosseum (9,036). No LEGO® building set has ever had more pieces.

LEGO® Sagrada Família model on display
The completed model on display — six towers, microscale details and the transparent glass effect visible.

What's in 12,060 pieces?

The completed model measures 62 cm tall, 47 cm wide and 39 cm deep. Six towers rise above the nave. Transparent parts are used in the windows to recreate the effect of stained glass — one of the visual signatures of the real basilica.

LEGO® includes a nameplate plaque in the set. You place it on the base so the model is ready for display.

Build phase of the LEGO® Sagrada Família model
The build starts with the Apse and the crypt — at the base of the model.
Build phase of the LEGO® Sagrada Família model
One of the six towers mid-construction.

A century after Gaudí

Construction of the Sagrada Família began in 1882. Antoni Gaudí took over the project in 1883 and worked on it for the rest of his life. He died in 1926 after being struck by a tram in Barcelona. At that point only the apse, the crypt and part of the Nativity façade were complete. The rest remains under scaffolding to this day.

The LEGO® set mirrors the actual building sequence. You begin with the apse and the crypt, then the Nativity façade — the only part Gaudí finished himself — followed by the Passion façade, the nave, the Western sacristy, the six towers, the Eastern sacristy and finally the Glory façade. Anyone who knows the real basilica will recognise the order.

2026 marks the hundredth anniversary of Gaudí's death. The Sagrada Família Foundation has projected for years that the main body would be completed around that same year. Exactly how that plays out, no one knows. The LEGO® set is arriving on schedule, at any rate.

Basílica de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona
The actual Basílica de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona, still under construction.

The Landmark Series

The Sagrada Família sits in the Architecture line, Landmark subseries. Earlier sets in the run:

  • Neuschwanstein Castle (21063, 3,455 parts, 2025, £224.99)
  • Trevi Fountain (21062, 1,880 parts, 2025, £134.99)
  • Notre-Dame de Paris (21061, 4,383 parts, 2024, £194.99)
  • Himeji Castle (21060, 2,125 parts, 2023, £134.99)

At 12,060 pieces, the Sagrada Família is nearly three times the size of the next-largest set in the series. The price scales with it: £649.99 versus £194.99 for Notre-Dame.

LEGO® Sagrada Família model on display
The Passion façade with microscale figures at the entrance.

How long does this take?

A calculation. AFOL convention estimates about 2 to 5 minutes per piece for detailed Architecture models — depending on experience and how often you pause to sort pieces. With 12,060 parts that works out to 400 to 1,000 hours of building. At two hours an evening that's 200 to 500 evenings.

LEGO® provides digital building instructions via the LEGO Builder app, where you can zoom in and rotate the model. That helps with microscale work where ten pieces fit on a small surface.

LEGO® Sagrada Família model in a room setting
The model in a living room — 62 cm tall is a sizeable piece of furniture.
LEGO® Sagrada Família model in a room setting
Front view with the six towers aligned.

Price and availability

The retail price is £649.99. Release is November 1, 2026 and the set will initially be available only via LEGO.com. Other retailers like Smyths or Amazon usually follow within weeks, but for sets at this scale the exclusivity window can be longer. We track every UK and European price at /set/21065.

Ordering is via LEGO.com.

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