LEGO Architecture 21056 Taj Mahal

LEGO Architecture set 21056, “Taj Mahal”, depicts the famous Indian mausoleum as a display model. Released in 2021 within the Architecture theme, it contains 2024 pieces and focuses on the building rather than characters.

Set 21056, “Taj Mahal”, is part of the LEGO Architecture theme, which presents recognizable buildings and monuments in brick-built form. The subject is the Taj Mahal, treated as a compact display interpretation. It is not based on a story licence, but on the architectural identity of the landmark.

The model uses 2024 pieces and is built around the monument’s overall composition, symmetry and visual presence. The parts are used to suggest massing, repeated forms and the recognizable outline of the building.

This set is aimed primarily at builders who enjoy display models, architectural subjects and curated collections. It fits naturally alongside other Architecture sets as a single landmark model. Its role is less about play scenarios and more about the building experience, shelf presentation and the broader collection of monument based LEGO models.

Inventory of set 21056

The inventory of set 21056 lists 2,024 pieces, spare parts excluded: 151 different lots (one shape in one color) for 107 part shapes. The box also contains 29 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 21056

Main color: white, making up 56% of the parts, followed by tan (24%) and dark orange (6.5%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 21056

105 of the 107 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 21056

One part shape in set 21056 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set.

Rebuilding set 21056 from another set

Share of the parts of set 21056 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 26%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 21056 within its line

With 2,024 pieces, set 21056 ranks #6 out of 64 Architecture sets in our database, which have an average of 846 parts. Among the 519 sets released in 2021, it ranks #24. That is 2.4 times the average Architecture set size.