How to build Christ the Redeemer in Minecraft

The Art Deco statue of Christ with outstretched arms, standing on the granite peak of Corcovado above Rio de Janeiro. The pale soapstone figure has deep robe folds, a corded waist, draped sleeves and a gently bowed head, on its chapel pedestal and the railed viewing platform with its stairs. Below fall jungle-covered slopes and bare cliffs, and far beneath are the bay, the beach, the city and Sugarloaf Mountain. Floodlights make it shine at Night, and clouds hang round the peak.

Open the interactive 3D plan above to build it one layer at a time: every layer has a numbered top-down plan, a block list and full-screen step-by-step instructions you can tick off as you go. You can also download it for Litematica, WorldEdit or Minecraft Bedrock, or view it in your room in AR.

Materials list

BlockAmountStacks
Jungle Leaves3,71958 stacks + 7
Stone2,27135 stacks + 31
Andesite1,94530 stacks + 25
Cobblestone1,24519 stacks + 29
Water99915 stacks + 39
Smooth Quartz Block75211 stacks + 48
Light Gray Concrete69010 stacks + 50
Light Blue Stained Glass5588 stacks + 46
White Wool5348 stacks + 22
White Concrete4817 stacks + 33
Stone Bricks4166 stacks + 32
White Terracotta2523 stacks + 60
Smooth Stone2013 stacks + 9
Sand1852 stacks + 57
Smooth Sandstone1442 stacks + 16
Grass Block1312 stacks + 3
Stone Brick Wall781 stack + 14
Yellow Terracotta721 stack + 8
Acacia Leaves52
Black Concrete34
Chiseled Quartz Block32
Stone Brick Stairs25
Sea Lantern16
Iron Bars10
End Rod5
Glowstone4
Lantern4
Red Concrete2
Block of Gold1
Dark Oak Door1

Building tips

  1. Build the mountain as a shell: place the top block of each column, then fill down only as far as you need to close gaps with the neighbours. Nobody will see the inside.
  2. Use stone and andesite where the slope is steep and jungle leaves where it is gentle. That mix is what makes Corcovado look like a forested peak with bare granite cliffs.
  3. The statue is solid. Build it layer by layer from the feet: each layer is a slightly wider oval, so it tapers out toward the shoulders.
  4. Mix smooth quartz and white concrete for the soapstone, and use light gray concrete only for the shadowed robe folds, the cord at the waist and the hems.
  5. Build the arms out from the shoulders before adding the sleeves that hang underneath; scaffolding up from the platform makes the long reach much easier.
  6. Put the floodlights (sea lanterns) round the platform rail so they sit below the statue. At Night the figure seems to float over the city.

Step-by-step: all 94 layers

  1. Layer 1 Water ×999
  2. Layer 2 Jungle Leaves ×274, Light Gray Concrete ×268, Sand ×185, Grass Block ×131, Black Concrete ×34
  3. Layer 3 Jungle Leaves ×1401, Light Blue Stained Glass ×171
  4. Layer 4 Jungle Leaves ×266, White Terracotta ×63, Smooth Sandstone ×36, Andesite ×31, Light Gray Concrete ×27, White Concrete ×27, Cobblestone ×18, Yellow Terracotta ×18, Stone ×13
  5. Layer 5 Light Blue Stained Glass ×171, Jungle Leaves ×170, Andesite ×46, Cobblestone ×28, Stone ×27
  6. Layer 6 Jungle Leaves ×99, White Terracotta ×63, Andesite ×56, Stone ×41, Cobblestone ×40, Smooth Sandstone ×36, Light Gray Concrete ×27, White Concrete ×27, Yellow Terracotta ×18, Acacia Leaves ×2
  7. Layer 7 Light Blue Stained Glass ×135, Stone ×90, Andesite ×80, Cobblestone ×33, Jungle Leaves ×25, Light Gray Concrete ×9, Smooth Sandstone ×9, White Concrete ×9, White Terracotta ×9
  8. Layer 8 Stone ×94, Andesite ×67, White Terracotta ×54, Cobblestone ×37, Smooth Sandstone ×27, Light Gray Concrete ×18, White Concrete ×18, Yellow Terracotta ×18, Jungle Leaves ×17, Acacia Leaves ×1
  9. Layer 9 Stone ×83, Light Blue Stained Glass ×81, Andesite ×72, Cobblestone ×41, Jungle Leaves ×10, Smooth Sandstone ×9, White Concrete ×9
  10. Layer 10 Stone ×81, Andesite ×62, Cobblestone ×44, White Terracotta ×36, Smooth Sandstone ×18, Jungle Leaves ×9, Light Gray Concrete ×9, White Concrete ×9, Yellow Terracotta ×9
  11. Layer 11 Stone ×76, Andesite ×63, Cobblestone ×46, White Terracotta ×27, Light Gray Concrete ×9, Smooth Sandstone ×9, Yellow Terracotta ×9, Jungle Leaves ×7
  12. Layer 12 Stone ×80, Andesite ×62, Cobblestone ×31, Jungle Leaves ×9
  13. Layer 13 Andesite ×66, Stone ×66, Cobblestone ×33, Jungle Leaves ×11
  14. Layer 14 Andesite ×61, Stone ×61, Cobblestone ×38, Jungle Leaves ×11, Iron Bars ×1
  15. Layer 15 Andesite ×63, Stone ×59, Cobblestone ×39, Jungle Leaves ×8, Acacia Leaves ×1, Iron Bars ×1
  16. Layer 16 Stone ×61, Andesite ×56, Cobblestone ×42, Jungle Leaves ×5, Red Concrete ×1
  17. Layer 17 Stone ×67, Andesite ×61, Cobblestone ×31, Jungle Leaves ×4, Acacia Leaves ×1, Iron Bars ×1, Red Concrete ×1
  18. Layer 18 Stone ×62, Andesite ×57, Cobblestone ×30, Jungle Leaves ×8, Iron Bars ×1
  19. Layer 19 Andesite ×59, Stone ×58, Cobblestone ×30, Jungle Leaves ×9
  20. Layer 20 Stone ×56, Andesite ×52, Cobblestone ×34, Jungle Leaves ×9, Iron Bars ×1
  21. Layer 21 Stone ×59, Andesite ×52, Cobblestone ×29, Jungle Leaves ×10, Iron Bars ×1
  22. Layer 22 Stone ×58, Andesite ×55, Cobblestone ×25, Jungle Leaves ×9, Acacia Leaves ×2, Iron Bars ×1
  23. Layer 23 Andesite ×55, Stone ×51, Cobblestone ×27, Jungle Leaves ×11
  24. Layer 24 Stone ×52, Andesite ×50, Cobblestone ×25, Jungle Leaves ×13, Acacia Leaves ×1, Iron Bars ×1
  25. Layer 25 Stone ×52, Andesite ×40, Cobblestone ×27, Jungle Leaves ×19, Acacia Leaves ×1, Iron Bars ×1
  26. Layer 26 Stone ×55, Andesite ×37, Cobblestone ×25, Jungle Leaves ×17
  27. Layer 27 Stone ×45, Andesite ×41, Cobblestone ×23, Jungle Leaves ×19, Acacia Leaves ×1, Iron Bars ×1
  28. Layer 28 Stone ×38, Andesite ×33, Cobblestone ×27, Jungle Leaves ×26, Lantern ×1
  29. Layer 29 Andesite ×37, Stone ×32, Jungle Leaves ×27, Cobblestone ×24
  30. Layer 30 Stone ×35, Andesite ×30, Jungle Leaves ×29, Cobblestone ×26, Acacia Leaves ×2
  31. Layer 31 Stone ×41, Andesite ×30, Jungle Leaves ×28, Cobblestone ×23
  32. Layer 32 Stone ×43, Jungle Leaves ×26, Andesite ×24, Cobblestone ×21, Acacia Leaves ×2
  33. Layer 33 Stone ×39, Jungle Leaves ×37, Andesite ×22, Cobblestone ×17
  34. Layer 34 Jungle Leaves ×40, Stone ×31, Andesite ×21, Cobblestone ×18
  35. Layer 35 Jungle Leaves ×44, Stone ×29, Andesite ×19, Cobblestone ×18, Acacia Leaves ×1
  36. Layer 36 Jungle Leaves ×42, Stone ×32, White Wool ×31, Andesite ×19, Cobblestone ×15, Acacia Leaves ×1
  37. Layer 37 White Wool ×51, Jungle Leaves ×40, Stone ×28, Andesite ×23, Cobblestone ×15, Acacia Leaves ×2
  38. Layer 38 White Wool ×67, Jungle Leaves ×39, Andesite ×27, Stone ×27, Cobblestone ×11, Acacia Leaves ×3
  39. Layer 39 White Wool ×60, Jungle Leaves ×39, Andesite ×27, Stone ×21, Cobblestone ×11, Acacia Leaves ×2
  40. Layer 40 Jungle Leaves ×48, White Wool ×36, Andesite ×25, Stone ×17, Cobblestone ×10
  41. Layer 41 Jungle Leaves ×53, Andesite ×19, Stone ×16, Cobblestone ×11, White Wool ×9, Acacia Leaves ×1
  42. Layer 42 Jungle Leaves ×51, Andesite ×18, Stone ×16, Cobblestone ×10, Stone Bricks ×5, Acacia Leaves ×2
  43. Layer 43 Jungle Leaves ×53, Stone ×19, Andesite ×14, Cobblestone ×9, Stone Bricks ×7, Acacia Leaves ×1
  44. Layer 44 Jungle Leaves ×57, White Wool ×33, Stone ×14, Cobblestone ×11, Stone Bricks ×11, Andesite ×9, Acacia Leaves ×2
  45. Layer 45 Jungle Leaves ×66, White Wool ×61, Stone Bricks ×14, Andesite ×10, Stone ×9, Cobblestone ×7, Acacia Leaves ×2
  46. Layer 46 Jungle Leaves ×71, White Wool ×37, Stone Bricks ×18, Andesite ×7, Cobblestone ×6, Stone ×5, Acacia Leaves ×2
  47. Layer 47 Jungle Leaves ×67, Stone Bricks ×21, Stone ×9, White Wool ×9, Andesite ×8, Acacia Leaves ×4, Cobblestone ×3
  48. Layer 48 Jungle Leaves ×63, White Wool ×33, Stone Bricks ×24, Stone ×12, Acacia Leaves ×7, Andesite ×6, Cobblestone ×4
  49. Layer 49 Jungle Leaves ×61, White Wool ×61, Stone Bricks ×26, Stone ×12, Andesite ×6, Cobblestone ×5, Acacia Leaves ×1
  50. Layer 50 Jungle Leaves ×55, White Wool ×37, Stone Bricks ×30, Stone ×12, Cobblestone ×7, Andesite ×5, Acacia Leaves ×2
  51. Layer 51 Jungle Leaves ×53, Stone Bricks ×34, Stone ×12, White Wool ×9, Cobblestone ×6, Andesite ×5, Acacia Leaves ×2
  52. Layer 52 Jungle Leaves ×52, Stone Bricks ×39, Stone ×12, Cobblestone ×7, Andesite ×5, Acacia Leaves ×1
  53. Layer 53 Jungle Leaves ×42, Smooth Stone ×21, Stone ×18, Stone Bricks ×15, Cobblestone ×7, Andesite ×6, Stone Brick Stairs ×5, Acacia Leaves ×1
  54. Layer 54 Jungle Leaves ×35, Stone ×21, Stone Bricks ×13, Cobblestone ×9, Stone Brick Wall ×9, Andesite ×6, Stone Brick Stairs ×5, Acacia Leaves ×1
  55. Layer 55 Stone ×27, Jungle Leaves ×25, Cobblestone ×13, Stone Bricks ×9, Andesite ×8, Stone Brick Stairs ×5, Lantern ×2, Stone Brick Wall ×2
  56. Layer 56 Stone ×38, Cobblestone ×18, Andesite ×14, Stone Brick Stairs ×5, Stone Bricks ×5, Stone Brick Wall ×2
  57. Layer 57 Stone ×159, Andesite ×118, Cobblestone ×100, Stone Brick Stairs ×5, Stone Brick Wall ×2
  58. Layer 58 Smooth Stone ×180, Light Gray Concrete ×177, Stone Bricks ×64, Stone Brick Wall ×2
  59. Layer 59 Stone Bricks ×81, Stone Brick Wall ×61, Sea Lantern ×12, Glowstone ×4
  60. Layer 60 Smooth Quartz Block ×19, White Concrete ×10, Block of Gold ×1, Dark Oak Door ×1
  61. Layer 61 Smooth Quartz Block ×18, White Concrete ×11, Lantern ×1
  62. Layer 62 Smooth Quartz Block ×23, White Concrete ×6
  63. Layer 63 Smooth Quartz Block ×22, White Concrete ×10
  64. Layer 64 Smooth Quartz Block ×49, Chiseled Quartz Block ×32
  65. Layer 65 Light Gray Concrete ×12, Smooth Quartz Block ×8, End Rod ×4, Sea Lantern ×4, White Concrete ×3
  66. Layer 66 Smooth Quartz Block ×14, White Concrete ×5, Light Gray Concrete ×4
  67. Layer 67 Smooth Quartz Block ×11, White Concrete ×8, Light Gray Concrete ×4
  68. Layer 68 Smooth Quartz Block ×11, White Concrete ×8, Light Gray Concrete ×4
  69. Layer 69 Smooth Quartz Block ×12, White Concrete ×9, Light Gray Concrete ×6
  70. Layer 70 White Concrete ×13, Smooth Quartz Block ×12, Light Gray Concrete ×6
  71. Layer 71 Smooth Quartz Block ×16, White Concrete ×9, Light Gray Concrete ×6
  72. Layer 72 Smooth Quartz Block ×13, White Concrete ×12, Light Gray Concrete ×6
  73. Layer 73 Smooth Quartz Block ×17, White Concrete ×8, Light Gray Concrete ×6
  74. Layer 74 White Concrete ×13, Smooth Quartz Block ×12, Light Gray Concrete ×7
  75. Layer 75 Smooth Quartz Block ×15, White Concrete ×10, Light Gray Concrete ×7
  76. Layer 76 Light Gray Concrete ×31
  77. Layer 77 Smooth Quartz Block ×25, White Concrete ×8
  78. Layer 78 Smooth Quartz Block ×22, White Concrete ×11
  79. Layer 79 Smooth Quartz Block ×24, White Concrete ×11
  80. Layer 80 Smooth Quartz Block ×24, White Concrete ×17
  81. Layer 81 Smooth Quartz Block ×29, White Concrete ×19
  82. Layer 82 Smooth Quartz Block ×30, White Concrete ×21
  83. Layer 83 Smooth Quartz Block ×31, White Concrete ×18, Light Gray Concrete ×6
  84. Layer 84 Smooth Quartz Block ×56, White Concrete ×31
  85. Layer 85 Smooth Quartz Block ×80, White Concrete ×37
  86. Layer 86 Smooth Quartz Block ×80, White Concrete ×37
  87. Layer 87 Smooth Quartz Block ×12, White Concrete ×1
  88. Layer 88 Smooth Quartz Block ×15, Light Gray Concrete ×8, White Concrete ×5
  89. Layer 89 Smooth Quartz Block ×19, Light Gray Concrete ×5, White Concrete ×5
  90. Layer 90 Smooth Quartz Block ×13, White Concrete ×8, Light Gray Concrete ×7
  91. Layer 91 Smooth Quartz Block ×10, White Concrete ×10, Light Gray Concrete ×5
  92. Layer 92 Light Gray Concrete ×16, Smooth Quartz Block ×5, White Concrete ×4
  93. Layer 93 Smooth Quartz Block ×5, White Concrete ×4
  94. Layer 94 End Rod ×1

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