Architecture

Imperial Hotel

21017 · 2013 · 1,188 pieces

RETIRED 2015-12-19 · retail $129.99 · 2013-03-01 → 2015-12-19 · ★ 4.3 (3) · owned by 3,799 · wanted by 2,975

Sealed mark is +22% against retail.

sealed: sells ≈ 1× per 3 mo · 36 live asks ≈ 108.0 mo of supply opened: sells ≈ 1× per 2 mo · 16 live asks ≈ 24.0 mo of supply

sealed mark$157.99$160.99$167 n=2 · thin
opened mark$143.5$99.22$133.38 n=4 · thin
Feb 2026sealed ── · opened ─ ─Aug 2026

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The evidence

2026-08-12sold · opened · bricklink$143.5
2026-06-25sold · opened · bricklink$130
2026-05-24sold · opened · bricklink$60.87
2026-05-24sold · opened · bricklink$112
2026-03-26sold · sealed · bricklink$157.99
2026-03-10sold · sealed · bricklink$170
2026-02-09sold · opened · bricklink$123.84

Live asks: opened n=16, median $132.91, from $49.99 · sealed n=36, median $197.54, from $140.81 · asks are opinions, not value.

Parted out: $81.14 gross · $50.09 net at 71% of pieces priced.

Instructions 2 official PDFs

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Reviews — from Brickset owners

A Quite Nice Architecture Set4/5

Neits · 2015-04-14 · value 4/5 · build 5/5

This is my second Architecture set at the time I'm writing this review (the first being 21020 Trevi Foutain). Box/Instructions As you'd expect of an Architecture set : a beautiful box that you'll want to display as much as the completed model. As for the instructions, they were in bad shape and began to fall apart one page at a time as I was turning them. At least they were clear and I found that the first pages, abo

Exquisitely detailed, great building techniques.5/5

tomalphin · 2014-06-17 · value 3/5 · build 4/5

About me: I am an AFOL who has been building at least 1 set each year for my whole life. I build most sets under 500 pieces as a "puzzle build" without using the instructions. I chose to use the instructions for a model this big and detailed. I have built all of the smaller LEGO Architecture sets (about 20 sets so far), but t his was my first of the three large sets. (I haven't built F allingwater or Robie House yet.

The Most Beautiful Lego Since The Taj Mahal5/5

TechnicNick · 2013-03-04 · value 4/5 · build 4/5

Lego's Architecture series is a bit hit and miss - this one, though, scores a bullseye. After the underwhelming Big Ben and execrable Opera House, I guess we were due a good one. As always with this series, it's beautifully presented - I think it's worth paying a bit extra for the higher quality box and the extra information about the building, it's architect and the model's designer that you get in the glossy instru

Reviews are Brickset members' opinions, not valuation evidence.