I was withholding judgement until I saw some pictures and... WOW. This set looks really good. I was thinking there's no way I'd buy two and place them together, but after seeing these photos I really might have to do just that. Making some adjustments on the back side river/entrance. will be necessary. The ability to take the smooth white limestone off and have a completely different display is amazing! The entrance looks great. I love the river and the little boat builds. They really knocked this out of the park. Definitely a day one buy for me.
The Architecture line seems to be heading back in the right direction after this release. Honestly, the Taj Mahal has been growing on me. I saw a built display the other day at the Lego store and was pleasantly surprised. I have high hopes for the next release. With the release of the Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramid (being originally built for religious purposes) I hope Lego will release some more religious architecture, however unlikely that may be....