As an Indian I’m seriously ticked off by the way Lego ended up making this set. There are crosses everywhere in this set instead of being crescents (like real life) and for this reason I ended up returning it. Please take care of what you are trying to do here which is depicting a wonder of the world! Either do it correctly or don’t do it all. This building was created by a Muslim Man in honor of his wife and love. Making it Christian with a cross makes absolutely no sense it’s like making a church with a Star of David. Please redesign this at once. The fact that they took no consideration for the real life monument and made it their own and calling it Taj Mahal is disgusting.
This build was very straightforward. It was quite repetitive but I knew it would from the picture. It was a very relaxing build with no stress points. The finished build looked really good.
As an elder-millennial Lego fan, I love the Architecture series. I'm enough of an unabashed nerd that I don't mind having Lego sets on full display in my home, but I admit that some make a better "general" impression than others - and the Architecture sets are near the top of that list, with the Taj being no exception.
Despite the moderate footprint and having a relatively straightforward geometry when you really consider it, there was still room for some fun and interesting moments in the build. I admit that placing all of the little 1x1 base tiles was a mite tedious, but the detail in the windows, the minarets, and the towers was engaging. And of course, as is par for the course with the Architecture sets, at the end you get a genuinely beautiful little display - one of those ones that people will peer at for a minute before going "wait...is this Lego?!"
I haven't been to see the real deal yet, but even so, the Taj has a pride of place on my "fancy grown-up Lego" display shelf.
I started building Legos this summer (2023), and I never knew that Legos could be like this because growing up, I was never exposed to actual sets, just bricks not attached to anything, so it is cool to see what can be done with these! My favorite types are the Architectural Sets that are based on real places. I also built the Singapore set and the Pyramid of Giza. What I love about the architecture sets is that they are incredibly detailed.