Contrary to some of the earlier reports about its release date, LEGO has informed us that 10211 Grand Emporium is due out next Monday, March 1st, 2010.

LEGO has also provided some high-resolution photos of the set, including several nice interior shots and pictures of the little bits and pieces that make these modular buildings so awesome. See the full photoset on Flickr:

Here’s the complete product description from LEGO:

10211 – Grand Emporium
Ages 16+. 2,182 pieces.
US $149.99 CA $199.99 UK £ 139.99 DE € 149.99

Welcome to the grand opening of the Grand Emporium!

The LEGO® Modular Buildings series continues with this spectacularly detailed 3-story department store, designed in a realistic scale with lots of special building techniques and rare pieces. On the street outside, citizens carry shopping bags, send letters at the mailbox, admire the window mannequins, and cool off at the ice cream stand while a busy window washer works above. Enter through the revolving door to discover a ground-floor clothing department, complete with a cash register, fitting room, hats, jewelry, perfume, and even a selection of spare trousers. A brick-built escalator carries customers to the second floor housewares department with glassware and golden plates for special occasions, and then it’s up to the top floor for the toy department (complete with toy house and push-scooter) and a great big chandelier above the open atrium. Up on the roof are a billboard and skylight. Includes 7 minifigures and measures 15″ (38 cm) high and 10″ (25 cm) wide. Ages 16+. 2,182 pieces.

• Includes 7 minifigures: 1 window cleaner, 1 female shop assistant, 1 genetleman and 1 lady with shopping bags, 1 boy plus 1 male and 1 female mannequin!
• Enter the Grand Emporium through a revolving door that really spins!
• The first floor has a clothing department with cash register, fitting room, hats, jewelery, perfume and more!
• The second floor has a housewares department with glassware and golden plates!
• Take the amazing brick-built escalator to the top floor of these 3-story department store!
• The top floor is a toy department complete with toy house and push-scooter!
• Grand Emporium features a big chandelier above the open atrium and even a skylight!
• Lots of realistic details with a rooftop billboard and shoppers with shopping bags!
• Raise and lower the window washer outside the building!
• Send letters at the mailbox outside the Grand Emporium!
• Admire the window mannequins from the street and stop at the ice cream stand for a treat!
• Includes new inverted arches and rare elements like transparent 1×1 ‘headlight bricks’ and dark green windows!
• Combine with other modular buildings like 10197 Fire Brigade and 10185 Green Grocer!
• Measures 15″ (38 cm) high and 10″ (25 cm) wide!