LEGO Architecture 21068 Shanghai

LEGO Architecture set 21068 “Shanghai” represents the city of Shanghai as a buildable architectural model.

“Shanghai” is part of the LEGO Architecture theme, which presents places, buildings and urban subjects as display focused building models. Set 21068 takes a major Chinese city as its subject and fits within the theme’s approach to city based architectural compositions.

The build is therefore centred on architectural form and the overall impression of a city model, rather than characters or story driven play.

This set is aimed mainly at Architecture collectors, city model enthusiasts and builders who prefer display pieces. Within the wider theme, it can be placed alongside other city and landmark subjects, while remaining specifically identified with Shanghai rather than with a play scene.

Inventory of set 21068

The inventory of set 21068 lists 597 pieces, spare parts excluded: 144 different lots (one shape in one color) for 98 part shapes.

Colors of set 21068

Main color: medium blue, making up 20% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (19%) and tan (18%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 21068

97 of the 98 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

No part in set 21068 is exclusive: each one is found in at least one other set, which makes replacing a lost element easier.

Rebuilding set 21068 from another set

Share of the parts of set 21068 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 21039 Shanghai supplies 97% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 21068 within its line

With 597 pieces, set 21068 ranks #30 out of 64 Architecture sets in our database, which have an average of 846 parts. Among the 625 sets released in 2025, it ranks #187.