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Fairytale palace

105 pieces · 29 steps

Four turrets, a purple roof and a wide terrace make a palace for a longer building session. Work around the towers together, then add the central hall and entrance.

Fairytale palace

Before you build

Match the shapes

Compare each part with its picture and count its rows of studs. A square brick has two rows of two studs; a long brick has two rows of four. Use the full parts list for the exact shapes and quantities.

Follow the colours

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Colour names in the steps refer to the pictures. Keep contrasting colours where they help you recognise the model.

Count the studs

The bumps on top are called studs. Count them when a step asks for a gap or an overhang. Put the build on a flat surface and keep its front facing the same way as in the pictures.

Add a little at a time

New pieces keep their colour in each step. Earlier pieces look lighter so you can see what has changed. Each list tells you exactly what to add.

Build together

An adult can read the steps while a child finds the pieces. The counts are for this one model. For two models to stay built, add their parts lists together.

This is the largest guide in the library. Leave room to keep it in place between sessions. The windows and doorway are open frames.

Gather pieces

Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Choose your own colours for the same parts; changing a part’s shape is a different substitution.

A wheeled base counts as one complete part, including its attached wheels.

Shape-only checklist

Total: 105 pieces

Build

STEP 1 OF 29

Make a sixteen-by-twelve foundation from six green base plates. Each plate runs eight studs across and four from back to front.

Make a sixteen-by-twelve foundation from six green base plates. Each plate runs eight studs across and four from back to front.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 2 OF 29

Add four cream base plates lengthways through the middle, two rows in from the back. They cross the seams in the green foundation.

Add four cream base plates lengthways through the middle, two rows in from the back. They cross the seams in the green foundation.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 3 OF 29

Finish the rear terrace with four cream square plates, from left to right. Their inner two rows rest on the green foundation; the outer two rows overhang at the back.

Finish the rear terrace with four cream square plates, from left to right. Their inner two rows rest on the green foundation; the outer two rows overhang at the back.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 4 OF 29

Finish the front terrace with four cream square plates in the same way, extending two rows beyond the green foundation.

Finish the front terrace with four cream square plates in the same way, extending two rows beyond the green foundation.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 5 OF 29

Join the terrace plates with three white long bricks along the rear outer edge, centred across the seams at columns four, eight and twelve.

Join the terrace plates with three white long bricks along the rear outer edge, centred across the seams at columns four, eight and twelve.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 6 OF 29

Place a yellow small plate across the front terrace as the entrance step. Centre it across the middle four columns; the doorway comes later.

Place a yellow small plate across the front terrace as the entrance step. Centre it across the middle four columns; the doorway comes later.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 7 OF 29

Start all four corner towers with a white layer. Use two long bricks side by side at each corner, making a four-by-four square.

Start all four corner towers with a white layer. Use two long bricks side by side at each corner, making a four-by-four square.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 8 OF 29

Add a yellow layer to all four corner towers. Use two long bricks side by side on each white square, keeping the edges lined up.

Add a yellow layer to all four corner towers. Use two long bricks side by side on each white square, keeping the edges lined up.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 9 OF 29

Add a white window frame across the front half of each tower. Face the small hinge details toward the front; leave the openings clear.

Add a white window frame across the front half of each tower. Face the small hinge details toward the front; leave the openings clear.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 10 OF 29

Place one white long brick behind each tower window, across the back half of the tower. Keep the front openings clear.

Place one white long brick behind each tower window, across the back half of the tower. Keep the front openings clear.

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STEP 11 OF 29

Stack another white long brick on the brick behind each tower window. Keep the edges lined up with the layer below.

Stack another white long brick on the brick behind each tower window. Keep the edges lined up with the layer below.

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STEP 12 OF 29

Add a third white long brick behind each tower window. The backs of the towers are now level with the window frames.

Add a third white long brick behind each tower window. The backs of the towers are now level with the window frames.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 13 OF 29

Cap the four towers with purple square plates, aligned with the tower walls.

Cap the four towers with purple square plates, aligned with the tower walls.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 14 OF 29

Centre a yellow round tower brick on each purple roof, leaving one row of purple studs around it.

Centre a yellow round tower brick on each purple roof, leaving one row of purple studs around it.

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STEP 15 OF 29

Finish each turret with a purple tower cone. Its small top stud stays free.

Finish each turret with a purple tower cone. Its small top stud stays free.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 16 OF 29

Build the lower hall: four white window frames, two across the back and two across the front. Leave a two-row passage between front and back walls.

Build the lower hall: four white window frames, two across the back and two across the front. Leave a two-row passage between front and back walls.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 17 OF 29

Build the upper hall: four white window frames, two across the back and two across the front. Leave a two-row passage between front and back walls.

Build the upper hall: four white window frames, two across the back and two across the front. Leave a two-row passage between front and back walls.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 18 OF 29

Roof the hall with two purple wide plates, side by side. Each covers four studs across and six front to back.

Roof the hall with two purple wide plates, side by side. Each covers four studs across and six front to back.

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STEP 19 OF 29

Add eight purple tall roof slopes. Point the low ends outward to the back and front, with the high edges meeting at the middle ridge.

Add eight purple tall roof slopes. Point the low ends outward to the back and front, with the high edges meeting at the middle ridge.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 20 OF 29

Join the roof ridge with two yellow long bricks end to end, running across the hall.

Join the roof ridge with two yellow long bricks end to end, running across the hall.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 21 OF 29

Place the white tall doorway at the centre of the front entrance, with its opening facing you.

Place the white tall doorway at the centre of the front entrance, with its opening facing you.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 22 OF 29

Start the entrance pillars with one white square brick immediately beside each side of the tall doorway.

Start the entrance pillars with one white square brick immediately beside each side of the tall doorway.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 23 OF 29

Add one white square brick to each entrance pillar, directly above the first.

Add one white square brick to each entrance pillar, directly above the first.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 24 OF 29

Add one yellow square brick to each entrance pillar for a coloured stripe.

Add one yellow square brick to each entrance pillar for a coloured stripe.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 25 OF 29

Add one white square brick directly above each yellow stripe.

Add one white square brick directly above each yellow stripe.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 26 OF 29

Add one more white square brick to each entrance pillar. The pillars should now be level with the top of the doorway.

Add one more white square brick to each entrance pillar. The pillars should now be level with the top of the doorway.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 27 OF 29

Bridge the entrance with two purple square plates between the front towers. Align their front edges with the tower roofs.

Bridge the entrance with two purple square plates between the front towers. Align their front edges with the tower roofs.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 28 OF 29

Add four white battlements across the entrance roof. The middle two bridge the plate seams. Keep one stud column between neighbouring battlements.

Add four white battlements across the entrance roof. The middle two bridge the plate seams. Keep one stud column between neighbouring battlements.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

STEP 29 OF 29

Finish the rear terrace ends with a purple cone at each corner.

Finish the rear terrace ends with a purple cone at each corner.

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Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.

READY TO PLAY

Your little story

Choose a name for the palace.

Plan a celebration on the terrace.

Tell a story that starts with a knock at the tall doorway.

Sources and credits

Original assembly. Part geometry adapted from the LDraw Parts Library; attribution and source notices retained. Colours are illustrative.

Revision: 05ef0a8a1f1c72423c4dc72387169ad7af877797c6b6be154199db39397bc7f0

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