Taj Mahal is about typical value for its size

$369.99 MSRP 5,923 pieces 0 minifigures 3.9 / 5 from builders #34 of 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces
Taj Mahal box art
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59 of 100

Average

#34 of 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces

The Taj Mahal is generous on contents, with about 116 pieces per $10 against a typical 97 for a big Icons set and about 20% more plastic per dollar. What keeps it just under good value is a 3.9 rating, below most of its group, and no minifigures, with a price close to what its contents usually cost.

#34

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

59

Chart 2 · The score

How the 59 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
156 vs 130 +29 of 35
Pieces per $10
116 vs 97 +24 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 vs 1.1 +4 of 20
Builder rating
3.9 vs 4.2 +1 of 15

$1 less

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $371. Each brick is $100.

$369.99
you pay

$371
sets like it usually cost

See 10256-1 on Brickset How scores work