NYC skyscraper is sculpture made of 1 million toy construction set pieces

NEW YORK - The latest skyscraper to go up in Manhattan is 20 metres tall, weighs secen tonnes and is constructed of about one million stainless steel toy construction set pieces.

The skyscraper - actually a sculpture by artist Chris Burden called "What My Dad Gave Me" - was to be unveiled at Rockefeller Center Tuesday.

Burden gained notoriety in 1971 as a performance artist when he had a friend shoot him in the arm with a rifle. For the past decade, he has been working with replica Erector Set pieces.

"What My Dad Gave Me" is billed as his most complex work to date. The six-storey skyscraper will be on view through July 19.

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