LEGO Architecture 21066 New York City, The Big Apple

LEGO set 21066, New York City, The Big Apple, presents an architectural interpretation of New York within the Architecture theme. Released in 2026, it contains 1465 pieces and is structured as an urban display model rather than a character-led play set.

New York City, The Big Apple belongs to the LEGO Architecture theme, which focuses on scaled representations of buildings, skylines and built environments. The French Amazon title refers to the Empire State Building and the Brooklyn Bridge, placing the model in the context of recognisable New York landmarks rather than a single isolated structure.

That figure gives the model a clear connection to the city’s visual identity while keeping the emphasis on architecture.

This set is aimed mainly at builders and collectors who want a New York themed display piece for a shelf, desk or collection. Within Architecture, 21066 can be positioned as a city composition: it gathers multiple urban cues into one model, rather than presenting only one landmark as a standalone architectural study.

Inventory of set 21066

The inventory of set 21066 lists 1,465 pieces, spare parts excluded: 276 different lots (one shape in one color) for 173 part shapes. The box also contains 32 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 21066

Main color: white, making up 34% of the parts, followed by black (31%) and light bluish gray (12%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 21066

165 of the 173 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 21066

2 part shapes in set 21066 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 9 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 21066 from another set

Share of the parts of set 21066 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 29%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 21066 within its line

With 1,465 pieces, set 21066 ranks #12 out of 64 Architecture sets in our database, which have an average of 846 parts. Among the 558 sets released in 2026, it ranks #56.