Happy Birthday Lego! Building Bricks Company Mark 60th Anniversary

Over the last sixty years, the little building blocks that could have built everything - from the Death Star and the White House, and even theme parks and multiple Hollywood blockbuster movies. 

To celebrate their birthday and how far they've come, the Lego team unveiled a giant re-creation of the iconic "2x4" brick that will stand in New York City's Flatiron Plaza over the weekend. The giant block towers over people at an impressive 10 feet tall and weighs in at a staggering 1,200 pounds (Not exactly something you want to trip over in the middle of the night). 

Take a look back at some of the more impressive Lego creations that people have put together over the years below: 

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: (AUSTRALIA OUT) Ryan McNaught, the only LEGO Certified Professional in the Southern Hemisphere, puts the finishing touches on his LEGO version of The Titanic for the LEGO Wonders of the World exhibition which is showing at the Melbourne Museum from April 1 to May 7 on March 31, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo: Getty Images)

A picture shows a 35.50 meters high tower of Lego plastic bricks just after the certification by the Guinness World Record on June 21 2015 at the 'Fabbrica del Vapore' in Milan. The tower was constructed by thousand volunteer and consists of about 580,000 plastic bricks according to their certificate of the Guinness world record. (Photo credit: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)

A picture taken on December 27, 2017 shows a LEGO tower under construction in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square, as the city attempts to break Guinness World Record of the highest such structure. (Photo credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Bill Clinton examines the re-creation of the White House in Lego (Photo: Getty Images)

WROCLAW, POLAND - JANUARY 17 : Air Force One made of Lego bricks is displayed during a lego exhibition at Wroclaw Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland on January 17, 2018. The Lego exhibition covers an area of 1700 square meters with approximately 100 models of different attractions, including star wars ships and Apollo 11 Space Mission along with others. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)

ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 30: The Batmobile in full scale made entirely with Lego bricks is seen during it the 'The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes' Exhibition at the Palace of Exams on November 30, 2017 in Rome, Italy. The exhibition called 'The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes' with 120 figures of superheroes with Lego bricks done by Nathan Sawaya will be on display at the Palace of Exams from 30 November to 28 January 2018. (Photo: Getty Images)


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