The Guardian just published The news in Lego 2011 gallery and also showcases select photos on their website. Above are some of the great lego reenactments of noticable 2011 events, and we paired them with real-life photos taken by you. Thanks for making Flickr the eyes of the world, witnessing so many important events each and every day!

Photos from Profound Whatever, The White House, allyhook, Mark Wordy, [clint], and Atomische • Tom Giebel.