The Lego designers have outdone themselves this time, with the new LEGO Taj Mahal (10189), an opportunity to recreate with your own two hands, at a much smaller scale, of course, what was created by almost 20.000 people in the 17th century.
A Piece of History About The Great Taj Mahal
The history of the impressive Taj Mahal is a sad one, but it is this very story that makes you feel goose bumps, when you have the chance to marvel before it.
It was built by the great emperor Shah Jahan, as a way of commemorating his wife, who died after she had given birth to the fourteenth son. The death of his wife caused so much suffering to the emperor that his hair turned grey in just a few months.
Having lost not only his life companion, but also a very valuable adviser on matters of politics, the emperor felt the need to do something majestic, so he created the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum that hosts his wife’s tomb as well as a great variety of elements with a strong spiritual significance, such as the main gate, that is similar to a the veil that the Indian married women usually wear.
A symbol of everlasting love itself, the Taj Mahal was created over a period of 22 years and all the materials are said to have been brought from all around Asia by a 1000 elephant fleet.
The entire building was created symmetrically, with shining interior designs that often makes them resembled with jewels, gardens with fountains, lakes and brightly colored flowers, which cause gasps of thrill to the tourists every year.
Features of LEGO Taj Mahal (10189)
If you want to feel the thrill of recreating something of such a great significance and value, then you should know that now you can have the honor of doing that with the new LEGO Creator Taj Mahal.
Recreating such a majestic building is not an easy job, especially since the game has 5,922 pieces. But it’s only natural that the Lego designers came up with something bigger than usual for such an important project. One of the reasons why I love LEGO.
You will find rare pieces, wonderful colors and details of architecture that are very close to the original. It measures 51 cm in width and 41 cm in height, weighing 15.4 pounds.
Advantages
Among the most important technical advantages of LEGO Taj Mahal, it’s worth mentioning that:
- The 10189 Taj Mahal comes in modules, so even if it is big, it will be easy for you to move it.
- It has a rectangular base made of 6 blocks that sits in perfect balance, being peg locked.
- The building comes over, but not locked to the base, which makes it easy to lift
- The pieces that are mirror images, such as side rectangles, the four corners and the four doors, can be built at the same time, whereas the ones that contain specific details, such as the front centers and the back centers should be built individually
Drawbacks
As a drawback that many users have mentioned in their reviews of LEGO Creator Taj Mahal (10189) is that there is not such a clear separation of the pieces in bags, so it will take some time to find them and group them all. Nevertheless, if this is done at the beginning, before starting building, there should be no problem.
Others found the LEGO 10189 a bit disturbing that they could not find a perfect place to hold the building, once it was finished, because of the large base. But in this area, you can get as creative as you want, even use your refrigerator as a support for Taj Mahal model, so you can really enjoy it every day.
LEGO Taj Mahal is recommended for ages between 14 and 20 years, but in order to feel the greatness of it, the love, loyalty and suffering that this building was created with, the effect may be a stronger one for a more mature person, for whom recreating piece by piece this impressive in the world will feel like recreating history and even love itself.
Be careful not to neglect the warning that you can see on the box, it is really a must not to leave it around children, as the pieces are small and can be rapidly swallowed, causing choking.
Customers’ Opinion
You don’t have to be an architect to see that the proportions of Taj Mahal by LEGO are precise and to notice that so many details have been recreated with so much care in terms of design and even color. But the game has nevertheless found many fans among the real architects, especially the ones in love with historical building, whose reviews reveal a genuine admiration for this Lego masterpiece.
Many of them are willing and excited to share in their reviews their experience of building this wonder of the world, as well as tips and tricks of building it.
If you read through their reviews, you will also be able to find many inspiring ideas, for example how to light the building on the outside or on the inside, to create a more spectacular view. There are many things you will find useful in their descriptions, because sometimes, you may find yourself focusing more on the technical details of construction and less about the bigger picture of the project.
There are a few customers who complained about the above mentioned lack of clear separation of pieces, but for some of them this was an extra challenge that only added on to the feeling of amazement you experience, once you finish the building.
Conclusion
All in one, if you are a fan of history and great stories of the past and want to recreate not only one of the 8 wonders of the world, but also a feeling of impressive loyalty and love, you should buy this set of LEGO Taj Mahal, no matter what your age is, because this set has something for everyone: excitement for the younger ones, spiritual insight for the adults and nostalgia about beautiful stories from the past for the older ones.
