I bought this for my 11 year old son for a Christmas present. He could put together most of it, but I had to help him with a few steps. The structure is delicate in a few steps, but it will hold together fine if you just keep going and follow the instructions. It was hard to find some parts as there are many bags and small parts. Some parts do not seem logicly packaged together. However, if you keep looking you will eventually find them. You should remember to build the base on a piece of plywood so that you can move around without breaking as it is very large when completed. This is a fun project to do with your child. I have helped put together many Lego's and this has been one of the more memorable ones. I would recommend for older children.

My 12 year old grandson and my 7 year old grandson finished the Eiffel Tower in half a month but their cat destroyed it in a quick 5 seconds. Their cat lost 5 lives and my grandsons are now having to start it over. The cat is not allowed in the room anymore.My suggestion is to keep all wild and psycho animals away.

Well my class decided to buy this tower and give it to our French teacher. Building it together was the best part. For about 9 people it took us about 5 hours to finish. The only problem we had with this Lego set was the base. The base seemed kinda fragile to us and we had to glue the base together.

At long last, I have finally completed my Lego Eiffel Tower model yesterday. Soaring 3 and a half feet above my folding table is a thrill to watch. It took 8 months and a lot of patience to create this must-see Parisian landmark with over 3,000 plastic pieces. The only disappointment is that towards the end of constructing the top portion of this tower, I shockingly discovered last month that 4 pieces were missing. I had to temporarily halt construction as a result of this. Every piece makes a difference when constructing with Lego bricks.

I've been saving up to buy this for a long time, and now that I've got it, I couldn't be happier. Fully built, it stands 45" tall (The box says 42", but I measured it myself)!!! It was much bigger than I expected, and I had a blast. It won't fall apart as long as you don't do anything crazy to it.

Here's some tips as to when you're building it:

1. When you get it, it'll be 10 pounds, so be prepared for hauling that to wherever you're going to build it.

2. I'd say to have plenty of space. I'd suggest about 4 feet of flat space in every direction.

3. When you open it, take out all of the bags. Organize the bags into piles of bags that look the same or just about the same. I'd say that the bags are organized well. There not organized chronologically, but by piece, which is better in my opinion.

4. Lay the organized piles in a circle, with enough space in the middle for you, an instruction booklet, and 4 base plates sitting edge-to-edge.

5. Cut open the bags and NO MATTER WHAT keep all of the pieces still organized. It will be much easier to have them organized than to have a massive pile in front of you.

6. Tupperwear (spelling?) bowls are not necessary.

7. Get in the middle and start building.

8. The above technique isn't suggested if your back and neck hurt easily. If that is the case, lay the pieces out ORGANIZED THE SAME WAY on a table in a crescent shape.

9. When you finish each section, set it aside instead of building the next one on top of it.

10. When sticking pieces together, try to push it down with your thumb and push the below piece up with your index finger to keep anything from falling apart.


Mainly JUST DON'T THROW ALL OF THE PIECES INTO ONE BIG PILE!!!!!!


Have fun building!