Taj Mahal is good value for a Architecture set

$119.99 MSRP 2,022 pieces 0 minifigures 3.9 / 5 from builders #5 of 17 Architecture sets with 1,000+ pieces 23 × 23 × 20 cm built Has display stand
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72 of 100

Good value

#5 of 17 Architecture sets with 1,000+ pieces

Taj Mahal scores 72, good value among 17 Architecture sets with 1,000+ pieces. Its strongest point is contents per dollar, better than 91% of them, and its weakest is built size per dollar (14%).

#5

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 17 Architecture sets with 1,000+ pieces

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

72

Chart 2 · The score

How the 72 is built

A display set, so built size counts instead of minifigures. Each bar is how the set ranks among similar sets; the ink line is typical (50).

Contents per dollarPlastic and pieces per dollar, with each minifigure counted as $2 of contents, compared with sets of a similar size
161 pcs/$10 · 156 plastic better than 91% +68 of 75
Built size per dollarHow big the finished model is, compared with display sets at a similar price
23 cm long better than 14% +4 of 25

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Quality · a separate score

How builders rate it

Not part of the value score. It ranks the builder rating against display sets of 1,000+ pieces from every theme.

  1. 13.9out of 5 from 101 Brickset members
  2. 24.00after adding 30 ratings at the average for display sets of 1,000+ pieces (4.33), so a few early ratings can’t dominate
  3. 36out of 100: rated higher than 6% of display sets of 1,000+ pieces

$62 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 $182. Each brick is $25.

$119.99
you pay

$182
sets like it usually cost

See 21056-1 on Brickset How scores work