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LEGO Icons Santa’s Visit 10293 Christmas House Model Building Set for Adults and Families, Festive Home Décor with Xmas Tree, Gift Idea

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• Enjoy a magical Christmas build with this LEGO Santa s Visit (10293) building kit. Explore all the traditional details Santa s Visit with enchanting Christmas house model display.
• Includes 4 minifigures with dad, mom, girl and Santa you can recreate endless cozy family Christmas Eve scenes. See Santa drop through the large chimney into the fireplace.
• Enjoy spotting all the festive details the intricate interior. There are stockings the fireplace, a plate cookies with milk for Santa and gifts hidden around the house.
• This collectible Christmas house measures over 7.5 in. (19 cm) high, 10.5 in. (27 cm) wide and 6.5 in. (16 cm) deep. The rear roof moves outwards giving further access the upper floor bedroom.

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If you’re dreaming of the perfect Christmas Eve, get the festive season off to a magical start with this LEGO Santa’s Visit (10293) model building set for adults. This cozy project is the ideal way to spend quality time with family and friends. Build the intricate Christmas house with a LEGO Christmas tree and explore all of the model’s jolly features before placing it on display. Spot all the ingredients that make Christmas Eve so special. There are stockings on the fireplace, a plate of cookies with milk for Santa, and even a place setting for him at the dining table. The exterior of this LEGO house is equally detailed. See the Christmas tree, which lights up when you press down gently on the treetop. Extra details of this LEGO set for adults complete the cheerful scene with presents, a mailbox and brick-built boughs under the ‘snow’-topped roof. Santa’s Visit is part of the LEGO Winter Village Collection - a collection of buildable model kits for adults that celebrate the festive season. A Christmas building project to savor is a top Christmas gift idea before the festivities start and a great birthday present for teens and adults alike, and for all who love waiting for Christmas! Measures over 7.5 in. (19 cm) high, 10.5 in. (27 cm) wide and 6.5 in. (16 cm) deep. Contains 1445 pieces.

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Review: LEGO 10293 Santa’s Visit (2021)

Christmas is coming soon, and as is LEGO tradition, we’re treated to a new LEGO Winter Village set each year, and I’m very honoured to be able to present my early review of the 2021 LEGO Winter Village set – 10293 Santa’s Visit !

Not to be confused with the promotional set of the same name , 10293 Santa’s Visit is a reimagination of 10229 Winter Village Cottage , currently one of the most sought after Winter Village sets.

That said, aside from being in the same-ish shade of blue (light royal blue vs the cottage’s Medium Blue), and it being a family home, this really is a unique set with its own individual identity.

Designed by Chris McVeigh, who did last year’s Elf Clubhouse , as well as the 2021 Modular Police Station , Chris has imbued this set with his own unique style, and included some really personal touches to make it his own.

After two years of fantastical sets such as the Elf Clubhouse , Gingerbread House , it’s nice to see the 2021 Winter Village set get back to a realistic setting that goes back to this beloved subtheme’s roots.

Read on to see more of 10293 Santa’s Visit!

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• LEGO 10293 Santa’s Visit [US]  – US$99.99
• LEGO 10293 Santa’s Visit [AUS]  – AU$169.99
• LEGO 10293 Santa’s Visit [UK]  – £79.99
• LEGO 10293 Santa’s Visit [EU]  – €89.99
• LEGO 10293 Santa’s Visit [CAN]  – CA$139.99

Special thanks to LEGO for sending this review set!

Name:  Santa’s Visit Set Number:  76940 Pieces : 1,445 Price:  $99.99 [ U S ] | £ 79.99 GBP [ UK ] | AU$ 159.99 [ AUS ] Exclusive to:  LEGO.com Theme:  Creator Expert / Winter Village Release Date:  1 October 2021 / VIP Early Access 16 September 2021 Designer: Chris McVeigh Buy from LEGO.com [ USA ] [ AUS ] [ UK ]

Here’s a look at the instructions, which for some reason, is split into two – with one book for the house, and one for the Christmas Tree and outside fencing.

On the inside, is this neat profile of the set designer, Chris McVeigh, who is “well on his way to becoming the Yuletide specialist in the design team”.

Here’s the sticker sheet – nothing too controversial here – stickers are a pretty common occurrence in Winter Village sets, and while yes, I would prefer printed elements, these are easy enough to apply.

10293 Santa’s Visit comes with 4 minifigures, a small family of 3, and Santa Claus himself which has enjoyed a few updates, most visibly his new dual-moulded legs which finally gives him black boots. This is a big deal, and the design team pushed quite hard to get this done.

First, let’s look at the small family which gives us an adult woman, with her hair in a bun (first seen in Series 19’s Programmer ). Her hairstyle is commonly found on African American women, so this does inject some diversity, even if she’s the default yellow minifigure.

The little girl comes in some teal pyjamas with snowflakes, and her hair in pigtails, and the father has a red scarf, on a brown jumper and a face that’s just perfect if you want to re-create Ted Lasso .

The mum and dad both have mirthful laughing faces – which is perfect given this is a holiday set, so they should be very happy, and the little girl has a face with her eyes closed, fast asleep.

A brand new addition to the set is this new sprinkle cookie element, which is based on actual cookies made by Chris McVeigh’s mum called Melting Moments. I thought this was such a sweet Easter Egg, and I’m sure Mrs McVeigh will be delighted to have her recipe immortalised like this.

The new Santa with boots, is the highlight of the set, and boots aside, is currently the best version of Santa out there. Look at how perfect he looks alongside older Santa minifigures. Aside from his fancy new boots, and slightly updated torso print (with less fur trimming), there’s another surprise underneath his beard…

Tada! Santa’s new minifigure head has beard printing on it as well, which is perfect if you want to display him without his beard accessory! Personally, I love his face like this without the beard!

And lastly, here’s a look at Santa’s new back printing too. Just great, and this set gives fans of LEGO Winter Village a perfect opportunity to upgrade to a new, and far superior Santa.

That or, you could also opt for the 40499 Santa’s Sleigh set , which also has dual-moulded legs, but I’m not sure if the torso and head are the same.

Another tradition with LEGO Winter Village sets, is the unique Christmas Tree, and this year has an extra special twist to it. At first glance, it looks fairly ordinary – sure, the square wooden base looks new, but wait, are those transparent studs peppered across the leaves?

Gently pressing down the star, illuminates the Christmas Tree for such a stunning, and festive effect. This is the first LEGO Christmas Tree to make use of a light brick embedded on the inside, and it really transforms its entire look in such a magical way.

Here’s a look at where the light brick is hidden – the Christmas Tree does pop out of its base quite often, and unfortunately, there isn’t a way to “lock” the Christmas Tree in place, if you want to keep it lit up, but I feel like this should be an easy mod if you’d like to include your own lightning kit (such as Light My Bricks ) to keep it lit up permanently.

Here’s a better look at the assortment of presents and wrapped gifts. The highlights for me is the rocket, which seems like a homage to the Saturn 5 rocket , and the trumpet, but I also love the dollhouse, which has a blue car that cleverly uses a rollerskate piece.

It reminds me so much of classic LEGO Town Architecture, and I did dive through the Brickset archives, thinking it was an actual LEGO set from Chris McVeigh’s childhood – the closest I can think of is 1484 Houses from 1987, or 6360 Weekend Cottage , but the blue car does place it closer to 1484 Houses.

There is also a small outdoor gate and fence, with a quaint red mailbox – perfect to send Santa letters and Christmas wishes.

I really love the sculpting of the snow, and how it neatly blankets the fences, and piles up at the base, and I also love the use of this new 1 x 1 round brick within the lantern, which uses the fairly rare opalescent colour, Transparent White Opal.

And here’s the completed family home, which is resplendent in Light Royal Blue – the same colour as the Winter Village Cottage, which still works really well, as it contrasts really nicely against all the white snow on its roof, and ground, and also makes the green and reds pop.

The house sits on a uniquely shaped base, which gives it a more unique almost W-shape, further setting it apart from the Winter Village Cottage which is very blocky.

There’s a more organic, natural feel to this house thanks to its shape, and Chris has done a marvellous job here with the architecture and angles.

Here’s a look at the entrance, which has a lovely stone arch and pillars, as well as festive gold bells hanging from holly above the doorway.

The door also has some holly which Chris cleverly sandwiches within the door’s holes.

This set just oozes peace and tranquility, especially with the white dove on the windowsill, just chilling there. A part of me also imagines that it doubles as Christian symbolism , as the dove is widely used as a symbol of peace and goodwill.

At the side of the house is white spiny tree, with sharp white branches, and a bird-feeder in it.

One of the highlights of the house design and facade, is the introduction of these green wolverine claws, which Chris uses to great effect for festive pops of colour all around the house.

They add so much fun to the look, and are another huge way that sets it apart from the Winter Village Cottage.

Oh and more opalescent lamps which are just divine.

I also like this double roof effect going on here, which creates such a great effect. The colour blocking is also so pleasing, with the dark blue trim, separating the lighter blue and white.

To soften the sharp lines for the roof, and house, Chris generously uses these curved tiles on the edges, which also looks great as it creates a sense of realism where snow tends to pile in these exact spots.

Such a great facade – very inviting, homely and peaceful.

Like any good Winter Village set, the back opens up like a dollhouse to reveal the interiors. This house contains a large living and dining area, fireplace, a small kitchen, and an upstairs bedroom.

Don’t ask me where the parents sleep. It’s not as large as the Winter Village Cottage, but makes clever use of the available space, and manages to avoid feeling too cramp. Unfortunately, this also means no Christmas Tree on the inside, which is a bit of a bummer.

Here’s a look at the kitchen, which includes this perfect Stand Mixer. It’s absolutely genius, and I love it so much.

And in a nod to Chris’ mum baking, there’s also a loaf of bread resting on the countertop too.

The dining table, for the very first time has room to spare for everyone to seat everyone including Santa, and I love that it doesn’t feel overly cramped. It has a lovely table runner, and some candles as a centerpiece.

Here’s a look at the child’s bedroom.

To allow better access, you can fold the roof out, which is pretty clever.

There’s a small desk, where the young girl can pen her letter to Santa.

And you can tell that the young girl is a fan of all things space, with the rocket poster above her bed.

And this neat little model of Saturn hanging from the roof.

This must be a McVeigh family tradition, but hidden in the attic, beneath the roof, is this pink present!

Here’ a look at the fireplace, with the family portrait, 3 brightly coloured Christmas stockings, and a clock.

And here’s a look at the lounge chair, and logs next to the fireplace.

It wouldn’t be a Chris McVeigh Christmas set without some fun play features, and true to the set’s name, you can actually pop Santa into the chimney, and he falls all the way down and pops out from the fireplace!

What I liked:

• Charming set, at an accessible price
• New Santa minifigure
• Colours are delightful
• Superb architecture and a family home for your Winter Village
• Has its own identity

What I didn’t like: 

• Not much, maybe another minifigure would be nice
• Presents could be improved

FINAL THOUGHTS:

This is a truly delightful set, and a more than worthy addition to LEGO’s Winter Village series. While it may share colours and the general theme as the Winter Village Cottage, this set truly has its own identity, and can stand toe to toe against the beloved Winter Village Cottage.

There’s so much to like, but I love that this set remains quite accessible at only US$99.99, allowing most families to expand their Winter Village without costing too much.

The facade, and architectural design is quite accomplished, and I love the oddly shaped base, and W-shape of the house, as well as how well the curves on the roof, offset some of the harsher sharper lines.

Where this set truly excels, is the little touches and flourishes that cannot be quantified on its own. Chris has imbued this set with so much of his own personal Christmas family experience, and thus radiates warmth and personal charm that makes it quite unique.

I don’t have the entire Winter Village out on display, but here’s how it looks next to some of the recent sets, and the Winter Village Cottage, which has a special place in my heart.

So yes, while there are some similarities, this set does have its own identity and is a great expansion for your LEGO Winter Village, especially if you don’t own the Cottage.

In many ways, I have to commend LEGO for acknowledging that many people want a residential, “home” build, and they could’ve gone the Winter Toy Shop route , and re-release the exact same set, but I like what Chris has done here – taken the Winter Village Cottage as inspiration, and update it to make it its own thing, yet still influenced by the colours, layout and vibe of the set.

Highly recommend the set, as it’s truly charming, and will hopefully bring you lots of joy come Christmas time, especially if you’ve had a challenging 2021.

Rating   and score: 4/5  ★★★★✰

Build [4]  – A very fun and engaging build that was super relaxing. Not too challenging, but mostly chill. Real Value [4]  – Can’t fault it – you get a LOT of LEGO for the price. Innovation [3]  – Does a new Santa count? The facade, and overall architecture is also quite unique Coolness [5]  – Ice is cool, so this set is very cool. Keepability [5]  – Its a Winter Village set, so very collectable.

Thanks to much for reading my early review of 10293 Santa’s Visit! I hope this helps you decide if you will add to this your LEGO Winter Village.

10293 Santa’s Visit will be available from LEGO.com on 16 September 2021 for LEGO VIPs, ahead of a 1 October 2021 general release.

Special thanks to LEGO for sending this review copy!

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5. CRADLE OF ORTHODOXY

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

790 Orthodox churches and chapels and 8 monasteries! Walking through the city center you will see a big amount of beautiful old churches. Practically all Moscow churches and monastic ensembles are functioning. These are unique monuments of Russian architecture. There are significant collections of old paintings and applied arts and the resting place of outstanding figures of Russian and world culture, military and political figures. Monasteries, built at the borders of the city were often called ‘the guards’. Powerful constructions had defensive purposes, and, in case of danger, the residents could take refuge inside the monastery walls. Some of the Moscow ‘guards’ have survived – Vysokopetrovsky, Rogdestvensky, Sretensky, Novospasskiy, Danilov, Novodevichy monasteries and others. Now the ancient fortress cherish the historical past.

6. TASTE IMPRESSIONS

A fish dish at Café Pouchkine

Visitors to Russia are often surprised by the variety and flavors of Russian traditional food. A great many can be described as «divine», and it will have you searching for the recipes when you return home! Russian cuisine is famous for exotic soups, cabbage schi and solyanka, which is made of assorted meats, pancakes with different fillings, and of course, caviar. Russians are great lovers of pelmeni, small Siberian meat pies boiled in broth. Of our folk soft drinks, kvass is the best-known. Made of brown bread or malted rye flour, it goes down best on a sultry summer day. If you add it to chopped-up meat and vegetables, you get okroshka, an exquisite cold soup. There are a lot of restaurants, providing national food. From very budget «Elki-Palki», to numerous luxurious restaurants like «Café Pouchkine». There you can not only taste Russian delicacies, but also plunge into the atmosphere of the XIX century Russia.

7. SPECTACULAR VIEWS

Luzhniki Stadium from Moscow State University by D. Chistoprudov

Here are the places with splendid views over Moscow:

• «Federation Tower» is a set of two high-rise towers, located in the Moscow City Business District. The 61st floor of the Tower West accommodates the highest restaurant in Moscow – «Sixty».
• The main building of the Moscow State University was built in the years 1949-1953 and its total height is 182 meters, with a spire – 240 meters. On the top floor there is a Museum of Geography with a panoramic view of Moscow.
• The observation deck of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior can be reached only in the excursions. There you can get a really exciting view of the Moscow center.
• The building of the Russian Academy of Science is called «golden brains» due to the original constructions of its roof. It stands on the high riverbank and opens a charming view of the whole Moscow. «Sky Lounge» restaurant is situated on the 21st floor.

8. CITY PROMEDATE

Stoleshnikov Lane

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The main attractions and the most interesting places in the historic city center are within walking distance. Take a walk in Lavrushinsky Lane, Nikolskaya Street, Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street, Rozhdestvenka Street, Kuznetsky Bridge Street, Kamergersky Lane, Stoleshnikov Lane, Stariy Arbat, Maroseyka or Pyatnitskaya. If you don’t want to walk by foot take the city bus or river bus tour. You can choose a red open top double-decker bus that will take you around all of the key sites in Moscow. The total length of the tour is about 12 km downtown and has 18 stops around Moscow including the Kremlin, Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Bolshoi Theater, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, The Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Old Arbat walking street and much more. To see the whole beauty of Moscow, have a boat trip at the Moskva River. At spring and summer season the variety of boat excursions are really big, you can travel through the center of the city, or go further to see picturesque nature around Moscow.

9. MOSCOW NIGHTLIFE

Denis Simachev Bar by Sergey Kaluzhniy

Night life in Moscow is divisive as everything else. Bars, clubs, concerts, parties – you can find here anything you want and can imagine. We heart Moscow suggests you some really nice places for you not to get lost in all this splendor.

• Simachev Bar is bar-club by the most famous Russian designer, a two-story house in Stoleshnikov Lane. The music and menu are diverse, as well as the audience. A special drink of the bar is cider «Sidor Simachev».
• Strelka Bar is a nice place with a great atmosphere, quality music, and beautiful interior, very popular among hip and intelligent Moscow public. In summer the terrace opens here and the place gives you stunning view of Moscow.
• Noor Bar is one of the famous bars in Moscow. Come here to try marvelous classic cocktails. Bar snacks are also noteworthy. The atmosphere is always positive and benevolent. On Fridays and Saturdays the bar has music DJ sets, and despite rather little area, there are many desirous to dance.
• Propaganda is one of the oldest clubs in Moscow. Opened back in 1997, it can be considered the same age as Moscow club culture. It is still nice and trendy. During the day time you can enjoy fresh homemade pappardelle, sandwiches on focaccia and steaks. In the evening – dances. On Thursdays it holds DJ Sanches dance party and gay parties on Sundays.

10. MOSCOW REGION

Sergiev-Posad Museum-Reserve

If Moscow is not enough for you, take a journey (of several hundred km from Moscow) and find yourself travelling through the «Golden Ring» of Russia. The Golden Ring is a name for several towns located around Moscow: Suzdal, Rostov, Vladimir are among them. If you want to know more about Russia, see old architecture, churches made of white stone, hear the bell-ring, see old fortifications, be ready to go out from Moscow. The first town of the Golden Ring, is Vladimir, located 179 kilometers to the east from Moscow with 378 thousand people living there. It is an old Russian town, it used to be the capital of Russia in the 12th century. Suzdal is located nearby. It’s an old town, steeped in medieval history, but with little more than 10,000 residents nowadays. Dating back to 990 AD, Suzdal is one of the oldest towns in Russia and the «jewel» of Russia’s history. Today the town is filled with busy churches and monasteries and its streets are lined by colourful traditional wooden houses. Having survived the blight of Soviet town-planning, Suzdal looks much as it did centuries ago and is one of the most popular tourist sights in Russia. Yaroslavl got its name from Yaroslav Mudry, who founded the town in the beginning of 11th century. Now it is a large industrial city, the biggest along the Golden Ring (630 inhabitants), however it has very interesting history, architecture, and city life. If you are tired of sightseeing and want to have some rest from Moscow busy life, you can take a breath of wonderful Russian nature, not going too far, and visit one of the nature hotels and spa situated near Moscow. Places like «Fox Lodge», «Zavidovo» or «Yahonty» are a good variant for relaxing rest, with marvelous nature around you and interesting entertainments for you not to get bored.

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Le Corbusier’s triumphant return to Moscow

The exhibition of French prominent architect Le Corbusier, held in The Pushkin Museum, brings together the different facets of his talent. Source: ITAR-TASS / Stanislav Krasilnikov

The largest Le Corbusier exhibition in a quarter of a century celebrates the modernist architect’s life and his connection with the city.

Given his affinity with Moscow, it is perhaps surprising that the city had never hosted a major examination of Le Corbusier’s work until now. However, the Pushkin Museum and the Le Corbusier Fund have redressed that discrepancy with the comprehensive exhibition “Secrets of Creation: Between Art and Architecture,” which runs until November 18.

Presenting over 400 exhibits, the exhibition charts Le Corbusier’s development from the young man eagerly sketching buildings on a trip around Europe, to his later years as a prolific and influential architect.

The exhibition brings together the different facets of his talent, showing his publications, artwork and furniture design alongside photographs, models and blueprints of his buildings.

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Irina Antonova, director of the Pushkin Museum, said, “It was important for us to also exhibit his art. People know Le Corbusier the architect, but what is less well know is that he was also an artist. Seeing his art and architecture together gives us an insight into his mind and his thought-processes.”

What becomes obvious to visitors of the exhibition is that Le Corbusier was a man driven by a single-minded vision of how form and lines should interact, a vision he was able to express across multiple genres.

The upper wings of the Pushkin Museum are separated by the central stairs and two long balconies. The organizers have exploited this space, allowing comparison of Le Corbusier’s different art forms. On one side there are large paintings in the Purist style he adapted from Cubism, while on the other wall there are panoramic photographs of his famous buildings.

Le Corbusier was a theorist, producing many pamphlets and manifestos which outlined his view that rigorous urban planning could make society more productive and raise the average standard of living.

It was his affinity with constructivism, and its accompanying vision of the way architecture could shape society, which drew him to visit the Soviet Union, where, as he saw it, there existed a “nation that is being organized in accordance with its new spirit.”

The exhibition’s curator Jean-Louis Cohen explains that Le Corbusier saw Moscow as “somewhere he could experiment.” Indeed, when the architect was commissioned to construct the famous Tsentrosoyuz Building, he responded by producing a plan for the entire city, based on his concept of geometric symmetry.

Falling foul of the political climate

He had misread the Soviet appetite for experimentation, and as Cohen relates in his book Le Corbusier, 1887-1965, drew stinging attacks from the likes of El Lissitsky, who called his design “a city on paper, extraneous to living nature, located in a desert through which not even a river must be allowed to pass (since a curve would contradict the style).”

Not to be deterred, Le Corbusier returned to Moscow in 1932 and entered the famous Palace of the Soviets competition, a skyscraper that was planned to be the tallest building in the world.

This time he fell foul of the changing political climate, as Stalin’s growing suspicion of the avant-garde led to the endorsement of neo-classical designs for the construction, which was ultimately never built due to the Second World War.

Situated opposite the proposed site for the Palace of the Soviets, the exhibition offers a tantalizing vision of what might have been, presenting scale models alongside Le Corbusier’s plans, and generating the feeling of an un-built masterpiece.

Despite Le Corbusier’s fluctuating fortunes in Soviet society, there was one architect who never wavered in his support . Constructivist luminary Alexander Vesnin declared that the Tsentrosoyuz building was the "the best building to arise in Moscow for over a century.”

The exhibition sheds light on their professional and personal relationship, showing sketches and letters they exchanged. In a radical break from the abstract nature of most of Le Corbusier’s art, this corner of the exhibition highlights the sometimes volatile architect’s softer side, as shown through nude sketches and classical still-life paintings he sent to Vesnin.

“He was a complex person” says Cohen. “It’s important to show his difficult elements; his connections with the USSR, with Mussolini. Now that relations between Russia and the West have improved, we can examine this. At the moment there is a new season in Le Corbusier interpretation.” To this end, the exhibition includes articles that have never previously been published in Russia, as well as Le Corbusier’s own literature.

Completing Le Corbusier’s triumphant return to Russia is a preview of a forthcoming statue, to be erected outside the Tsentrosoyuz building. Even if she couldn’t quite accept his vision of a planned city, Moscow is certainly welcoming him back.

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