A talented artist has realised his childhood dream by creating famous landmarks from around the world - using thousands of pieces of LEGO.<br />Warren Elsmore, 38, has painstakingly built models of well-known sites such as the Great Wall of China, the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls with the colourful bricks.<br />He has also recreated the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which include the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Temple of Artemis.<br />Warren, from Edinburgh, decided to ditch his job as an IT consultant after being commissioned to build a Lego model for the 2012 London Olympics.<br />He had always been obsessed with Lego as a kid and leapt at the opportunity to turn his hobby into a full-time job.<br />Yesterday (Fri) he said: “There aren’t really any limits with Lego, apart from imagination and time.<br />“I wanted to do something really different and decided to go back in time and look at the history of the world.<br />“I wanted to create the trip around the world that you’ve always wanted to do, but have never had the chance to.<br />“The whole point is to put a smile on people’s faces and maybe inspire them to go home and build something themselves.
