LEGO Architecture 21043 San Francisco

LEGO 21043 Architecture San Francisco is part of the Architecture theme, within the Skylines range of compact city views.

This set depicts San Francisco as a skyline, following the compact display format used in LEGO Architecture. It brings together recognizable city landmarks in a single composition, aiming for an architectural impression rather than a literal scale model of the city.

Recognizable features include the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, the Transamerica Pyramid, Coit Tower, the Painted Ladies and Salesforce Tower, each simplified to suit the Architecture skyline format.

LEGO 21043 is suited to display, Architecture collections and city themed LEGO displays. Within the Skylines subtheme, it sits among sets that summarize a location through distinctive silhouettes and landmarks, rather than interiors, vehicles or play functions.

Inventory of set 21043

The inventory of set 21043 lists 565 pieces, spare parts excluded: 163 different lots (one shape in one color) for 85 part shapes. The box also contains 31 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 21043

Main color: light bluish gray, making up 22% of the parts, followed by black (12%) and dark red (12%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 21043

78 of the 85 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 21043

One part shape in set 21043 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 3 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

No similarly sized set supplies more than a quarter of its parts: set 21043 relies on a little-shared assortment.

Size of set 21043 within its line

With 565 pieces, set 21043 ranks #33 out of 64 Architecture sets in our database, which have an average of 846 parts. Among the 459 sets released in 2019, it ranks #97.