See it: Notre Dame’s Golden Dome in LEGO form

If you could spend three years working on a single project what would you choose to do?

If you said “build Notre Dame’s Golden Dome out of LEGOs”  then I’m sorry to say you’re late to the party, pal.

Fr. Bob Simon, who has previously built a massive LEGO version of the Vatican (using roughly 500,000 Lego bricks), spent roughly the last three years constructing Notre Dame’s main building.  He did so after being asked by  Notre Dame’s Associate Vice President for Storytelling and Engagement Jim Small back in 2019.

This creation by Simon “only” consists of about 300,000 bricks so it’s clearly child’s play compared to his Vatican piece.

If you are around campus then it’s on display to check out near the east door of the first floor of McKenna Hall, which faces Notre Dame Avenue. It’s viewable Monday – Friday, from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET.

I can’t start to imagine the kind of money Notre Dame and LEGO could make if they partnered together to make a campus landmark series.  Really any college for that matter.

See a few photos of the incredible build below:

Finished Product

Its all in the details

Fans checking it out

Story originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire