Ravensburger Eiffel Tower 216 Piece 3D Jigsaw Puzzle for Kids and Adults - 12556 - Easy Click Technology Means Pieces Fit Together Perfectly

What a fun puzzle! The brilliant thing about this puzzle is that all of the pieces look very, VERY similar, being nothing but beams... but there are subtle differences between the pieces, and it takes a keen, observant eye to notice these differences. There are four sides to the tower. There are four separate, equal pieces for each side - that's the beauty of it. If you can figure out which piece fits where for one side, you automatically have figured out the remaining three sides IF you can find the identical three other pieces. The other cool thing about this puzzle is that the corners of the tower bend at slightly different angels, allowing the toward to have a slight curve to it as it ascends. I have one little complaint about this puzzle; the tower is separated by two plastic, square shaped plates. These plates do not fit perfectly onto the tower itself; they rather make a habit of popping out when you don't want it to. But this little problem is remedied by building the bloody thing and leaving it alone; it doesn't need to be so durable if it's merely put together and enjoyed from a distance.

Quality: The quality of this puzzle is amazing. The pieces are some sort of plastic, not your typical paper-on-pasteboard. The edges of the tower are actually made of pieces that you fold. I think I could disassemble this and reassemble it several times and never break a piece. Difficulty: I am not a puzzle person, I'm a francophile, so I just followed the hints written on the back on each piece and was able to assemble the whole thing in less than two hours. Each piece is numbered, and has an arrow pointing toward the side on which the next sequentially numbered piece will connect. Also, a chart tells you which numbers are in which level of the tower, so you can sort them all out in advance. If your goal is a challenge, just don't look at the backs of the pieces, and this will be a VERY difficult puzzle! Decor: I bought this as a decoration for my classroom or office (I'm a French teacher and translator). My only complaint is that it does not sit quite right in the little cardboard base provided. However, it's stable enough to just sit on its own, without the base. All in all, a great purchase! Magnifique!

I worked on this 3-D puzzle with my husband and 9-year-old daughter. There are numbers and arrows on the back of the pieces to help guide you through assembling it. I was a little nervous at first with my 9-year-old and the corner pieces which you have to bend, afraid she would break them. But these pieces are quite sturdy!! We enjoyed putting it together and it looks pretty cool once finished! We are happy with this purchase!

I bought this for my son for Christmas. We went to France in the Spring, and he was enamored with the Eiffel Tower. This is a challenging puzzle, I'd recommend it for older children or adults looking to pass the time. It's quite impressive one assembled, we currently have it sitting on an end table in our dining room.

Just received my puzzle today. So far liking how it's different than the normal jigsaw puzzles I do but I took a star away because one of the base plastic piece is defective. Will update review again after I finish. Update: As a reference, I normally do 1000 piece photomosiac puzzles. I finished this one in a few hours and found it to be very easy. I think it would have been more challenging if there were no arrows and more pieces. If you do simple puzzles, I would say this is satisfying as the challenge would be different then that of a 2D one. The quality of the pieces are okay. All the edge ones that you have to crease tends to crack showing white through the design. Overall, I rate this item okay. Glad the defective piece doesn't play a big role in the balance of the whole puzzle.

This is not the easiest puzzle to complete but was certainly a fun challenge. The pieces are small and numbered on the back, which helps in dividing the pieces into three sections (some for base, some for middle and some for the top portion). The pieces fit very well together as they are cut precisely. It took about two hours for an adult and a child together to complete this and it was lots of fun. Once completed, this 3D puzzle looks great and can serve as a model for kids who love the Eiffel Tower. Made in Czech Republic.

I actually bought the Ravensburger empire state building for my 23 year old son . . and here is what he has to say about it - "I’m just starting the empire state building 3d puzzle, and I must say, it’s quality is simply impeccable. Plastic pieces, everything fits well. This thing is gonna be built by a tank! Also coming together much easier and enjoyably than the moon (not that the moon wasn’t awesome, this is just even more fun!) For all future puzzle needs, buy Ravensburger!" Side note - the spherical moon puzzle wasn't a Ravensburger.

This puzzle breaks down in three individual parts: 1. The Base which is the bottom 2. The Middle 3. The Top I think the number one thing you have to do before you start assembling this puzzle is go ahead and bend all your corner pieces, if you start putting it together before you do that it will not be as easy to bend when you have one section together verses just one piece to bend at a time, but please do not over bend or your piece could break! Made out of thin heard plastic, this puzzle fits together seamlessly, with each piece locking its self together with the other. This was not the most challenging puzzle especially for those puzzle experts. I goes together based on the artwork on the pieces, starting from the bottom with the four plastic brown base pieces that the puzzle fits down into to stabilize it you follow the artwork up from the corner or bent pieces all the way up to the top of each section. I'm going to try to take it apart, then put it together while recording a time lapse video, if I'm successful I'll post the time lapse video on my review. Thanks and wish me luck, thanks again.

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Wow! Great puzzle for all ages, sturdy pieces and something different. Great for any puzzle enthusiast that is looking for a bit of a challenge.

Kept my grandson busy for quite a while!

Semplicemente fantastico! Questo puzzle tridimensionale della Torre Eiffel di Ravensburger è stato un vero piacere da costruire. Con i suoi 216 pezzi, è un'esperienza coinvolgente e gratificante che mi ha tenuto impegnato per ore. La qualità dei materiali è eccezionale: i pezzi sono robusti e ben tagliati, e si incastrano perfettamente senza alcuno sforzo. La stampa dei dettagli è nitida e fedele alla realtà, rendendo la Torre Eiffel quasi tangibile mentre prende forma sotto le mie mani. L'assemblaggio è stato un vero divertimento, grazie alle istruzioni chiare e intuitive fornite dalla Ravensburger. Il processo è stato piacevole e rilassante, permettendomi di immergermi completamente nella creazione di questo iconico monumento parigino. Una volta completato, il puzzle tridimensionale della Torre Eiffel è diventato un magnifico oggetto d'arredamento, che attira l'attenzione di tutti i miei ospiti. È incredibile vedere quanto sia realistica e dettagliata, aggiungendo un tocco di fascino parigino alla mia casa.

Fam can’t wait to get to it. Can’t speak to specifics as we haven’t stated yet