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Lego Hogwarts: Go inside the 6,000-piece Harry Potter school

We got a close look at Harry Potter's completed school full of classrooms, corridors and even rotating staircases.

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Lego's 6,020-piece Hogwarts Castle, first announced in July, is now on sale for wizarding world fans ready to build the Harry Potter landmark.

The castle costs $400 in the US£350 in the UK and AU$650 in Australia.

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Lego sent CNET the castle fully assembled, with the majority of it consisting of two halves. 

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From the back side, you can see all the rooms, hallways and chambers.

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The castle comes with many characters and creatures, including this dragon.

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And lots of little rooms to explore.

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You can place Hagrid's Hut just outside the castle.  

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And a little Whomping Willow.

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Yes, that's Moaning Myrtle floating at the top of the stairs.

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You can spin those staircases around much like the way they rotate in the films.

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The Great Hall is essentially the cafeteria and occasional auditorium for Hogwarts students and faculty.

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The Mirror of Erised shows whoever looks at it what they most desire, and it makes an appearance inside of the castle.

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Look out for the big snake inside of the Chamber of Secrets.

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The set includes 27 tiny minifigures featuring all kinds of Harry Potter characters.

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To get a better sense of the Harry Potter minifigures' size, here they are inside the little package they come in.

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These larger figures depict the founders of each Hogwarts house: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Salazar Slytherin and Rowena Ravenclaw.

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The house founders can be posed throughout the grounds, but by scale they're rather large compared with the smaller minifigs.

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Godric Gryffindor defending the castle.

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Salazar Slytherin looking out from the balcony.

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It could be time for a potions class.

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Wherever you choose to place the Great Lake, you can also situate these boats.

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Keeping clicking through to find more fantastic views of the Lego Hogwarts Castle.

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