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August 12, 2009 in Inspiration, Photography, Showcases by Designussion

The recreation of events have been achieved in many media formats from photographs to movies but in this post, Designussion showcases something a little different. The following images are recreations of some of the worlds most famous photos in LEGO. Enjoy.

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

This famous photo, taken on 5 June 1989 by photographer Jeff Widener, depicts an unknown man halting the PLA’s advancing tanks near Tiananmen Square.

Lunch atop a Skyscraper [1932]

Lunch Atop a Skyscraper is a famous photograph taken in 1932 by Charles C. Ebbets during construction of the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center.

Reichstag flag [1945]

Soviet Union soldiers Raqymzhan Qoshqarbaev and Georgij Bulatov raising the flag on the roof of Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany in May, 1945.

Afghan Girl [1984]

The picture of Sharbat Gula, as it appeared on the June, 1985 National Geographic cover. An orphaned during the Soviet Union’s bombing of Afghanistan

Portrait of Winston Churchill [1941]

This photograph was taken by Yousuf Karsh, a Canadian photographer, when Winston Churchill came to Ottawa.

U.S. Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima [1945]

Raising the falg on Iwo Jima is an historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the flag of the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

Man On The Moon 1969

On July 20 ( July 21 GMT ) 1969 the first man stepped on the moon. During the next 3 years 6 missions to the moon was made and a total of 12 astronauts walked on the moon

Maradona 1st Goal handball 1986

The handball foul goal by Maradona directly into the England net, to take the lead England 0 Argentina 1, which the referee and linesmen refused to call and disallow.

V-J Day, Times Square, [1945]

At the end of World War II, in US cities everybody went to the streets to salute the end of combat. Friendship and unity were everywhere. This picture shows a sailor kissing a young nurse in Times Square.

Death of a Loyalist Soldier [1936]

From 1936 to 1939 Robert Capa photographed the horrors the Spanish Civil War. In 1936, he became known across the globe for a photo he took on the Cordoba Front of a Loyalist Militiaman who had just been shot and was in the act of falling to his death.

Conrad Schumann [1961]

East German border guard Conrad Schumann leaps into the French Sector of West Berlin over barbed wire on August 15, 1961.