How to build Gothic Manor in Minecraft

A brooding Gothic revival manor in blackstone and deepslate. Steep spiked roofs with iron cresting, witch-hat turrets, pointed-arch windows glowing purple and red, a stained-glass rose window over the door, gargoyles and a tall clock tower with a ring of bats around the belfry. A misty moat rings the house, and next door a wrought-iron graveyard full of crooked tombstones, a mausoleum, dead trees and a lurking ghost. Inside: a double-height great hall with a long candlelit table, an imperial staircase, a library and a four-poster bedroom.

• DifficultyExpert
• Size77 × 59, 66 layers tall
• Blocks13,985
• Build time8–10 hours
• CategoryHouses

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

Building tips

1. Mark out the moat first. It frames everything and tells you where the house can go.
2. The roofs rise two blocks for every block they step in. Lay a full block and a stair on top for each step to get that steep, sinister pitch.
3. Light the rooms right behind the stained glass. Lanterns on the inside window sills make the windows glow at night.
4. Pointed arches are just a 3-wide window with one extra glass block centred on top.
5. Iron bars make great cresting, fences, chandeliers and spire tips. Stack two on the roof ridge every other block for spikes.
6. Mix stone bricks, mossy cobblestone and walls for the tombstones, and tilt the graveyard by leaving a few graves cracked or missing.

Step-by-step: all 66 layers

1. Layer 1 Dirt ×243, Mossy Cobblestone ×231
2. Layer 2 Gravel ×727, Grass Block ×644, Cobblestone ×637, Dirt ×624, Moss Block ×592, Water ×474, Mossy Cobblestone ×363, Stone Bricks ×351, Brown Terracotta ×124, Stone Brick Slab ×7
3. Layer 3 Iron Bars ×293, Polished Blackstone ×273, Deepslate Tiles ×221, Stone Bricks ×221, Light Gray Stained Glass ×121, White Stained Glass ×76, Dark Oak Planks ×40, Red Wool ×36, Chiseled Stone Bricks ×7, Cobblestone Wall ×6, Dark Oak Fence ×6, Poppy ×5, Dark Oak Log ×4, Mossy Stone Bricks ×4, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×4, Spruce Log ×3, Cracked Stone Bricks ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Stone Brick Stairs ×2
4. Layer 4 Iron Bars ×303, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×135, Polished Blackstone ×85, Dark Oak Planks ×38, Stone Brick Slab ×37, Red Carpet ×36, Dark Oak Stairs ×26, White Stained Glass ×26, Bookshelf ×17, Stone Bricks ×15, Stone Brick Wall ×14, Deepslate Tiles ×12, Dark Oak Fence ×10, Stone Brick Stairs ×7, Black Concrete ×6, Cobblestone Wall ×6, Red Wool ×5, Dark Oak Door ×3, Dark Oak Log ×3, Fire ×3, Spruce Log ×3, Ladder ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2
5. Layer 5 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×135, Iron Bars ×85, Dark Oak Planks ×20, Purple Stained Glass ×20, Lantern ×16, Stone Bricks ×16, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×12, Polished Blackstone ×12, Bookshelf ×11, Red Stained Glass ×10, Red Carpet ×8, Dark Oak Log ×7, Cobblestone Wall ×6, Dark Oak Stairs ×4, Spruce Log ×3, Ladder ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Red Wool ×2, Stone Brick Wall ×2, White Stained Glass ×1
6. Layer 6 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×136, Purple Stained Glass ×20, Iron Bars ×17, Stone Bricks ×17, Dark Oak Planks ×16, Red Stained Glass ×14, Dark Oak Log ×12, Bookshelf ×11, Polished Blackstone ×11, Lantern ×9, Spruce Log ×6, Torch ×6, Stone Brick Slab ×5, Dark Oak Stairs ×4, White Stained Glass ×3, Ladder ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Stone Brick Wall ×2, Dark Oak Fence ×1
7. Layer 7 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×138, Purple Stained Glass ×20, Stone Bricks ×18, Dark Oak Log ×14, Iron Bars ×14, Red Stained Glass ×14, Dark Oak Planks ×12, Bookshelf ×11, Polished Blackstone ×9, Dark Oak Fence ×7, Spruce Log ×6, Dark Oak Stairs ×4, Lantern ×4, Ladder ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Stone Brick Wall ×2, White Stained Glass ×1
8. Layer 8 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×138, Purple Stained Glass ×20, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×14, Dark Oak Fence ×13, Bookshelf ×11, Dark Oak Log ×11, Polished Blackstone ×11, Magenta Stained Glass ×10, Dark Oak Planks ×8, Iron Bars ×7, Spruce Log ×6, Stone Bricks ×6, Dark Oak Stairs ×4, Red Stained Glass ×4, Ladder ×2, Lantern ×2, White Wool ×1
9. Layer 9 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×159, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×14, Magenta Stained Glass ×14, Dark Oak Fence ×12, Bookshelf ×11, Spruce Log ×11, Polished Blackstone ×9, Iron Bars ×5, Dark Oak Log ×4, Dark Oak Planks ×4, Dark Oak Stairs ×4, Ladder ×2, Lantern ×2, Stone Bricks ×2, Stone Brick Stairs ×1
10. Layer 10 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×173, Bookshelf ×17, Dark Oak Fence ×12, Deepslate Tile Slab ×7, Spruce Log ×5, Dark Oak Stairs ×4, Polished Blackstone ×4, Dark Oak Log ×3, Iron Bars ×2, Ladder ×2, Lantern ×2
11. Layer 11 Dark Oak Planks ×259, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×78, Deepslate Tiles ×75, Stone Brick Slab ×32, Dark Oak Fence ×10, Chiseled Stone Bricks ×5, Polished Blackstone ×4, Iron Bars ×2, Cobblestone Wall ×1, Dark Oak Log ×1, Ladder ×1, Spruce Log ×1
12. Layer 12 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×126, Purple Stained Glass ×24, Dark Oak Planks ×16, Red Stained Glass ×14, Lantern ×12, Iron Bars ×11, Dark Oak Fence ×9, Red Wool ×6, Bookshelf ×5, Polished Blackstone ×4, Chiseled Stone Bricks ×2, Red Bed ×2, Chest ×1, Cobblestone Wall ×1, Ladder ×1, Magenta Stained Glass ×1
13. Layer 13 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×125, Purple Stained Glass ×22, Red Stained Glass ×18, Lantern ×12, Dark Oak Fence ×6, Polished Blackstone ×6, Chiseled Stone Bricks ×2, Magenta Stained Glass ×2, Ladder ×1, Yellow Stained Glass ×1
14. Layer 14 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×111, Purple Stained Glass ×22, Polished Blackstone ×16, Magenta Stained Glass ×14, Chiseled Stone Bricks ×4, Dark Oak Fence ×4, Red Stained Glass ×4, Iron Bars ×2, Yellow Stained Glass ×2, Glowstone ×1, Ladder ×1, Orange Stained Glass ×1
15. Layer 15 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×139, Polished Blackstone ×16, Red Wool ×16, Magenta Stained Glass ×14, Red Stained Glass ×6, Chiseled Stone Bricks ×2, Iron Bars ×2, Ladder ×1, Yellow Stained Glass ×1
16. Layer 16 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×151, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×12, Magenta Stained Glass ×5, Polished Blackstone ×4, Chiseled Stone Bricks ×2, Iron Bars ×2, Purple Stained Glass ×2, Red Stained Glass ×2, Ladder ×1, Lantern ×1
17. Layer 17 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×138, Deepslate Tiles ×67, Dark Oak Planks ×42, Polished Blackstone ×9, Chiseled Stone Bricks ×5, Stone Brick Stairs ×5, Ladder ×1
18. Layer 18 Deepslate Tiles ×100, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×82, Lantern ×4, Red Stained Glass ×4, Stone Brick Wall ×4, Ladder ×1
19. Layer 19 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×83, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×69, Red Stained Glass ×4, Polished Blackstone ×2, Ladder ×1
20. Layer 20 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×81, Deepslate Tiles ×76, Red Stained Glass ×5, Purple Stained Glass ×3, Polished Blackstone ×2, Ladder ×1
21. Layer 21 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×81, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×76, Magenta Stained Glass ×4, Purple Stained Glass ×3, Polished Blackstone ×2, Ladder ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1
22. Layer 22 Deepslate Tiles ×128, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×77, Purple Stained Glass ×3, Red Stained Glass ×3, Polished Blackstone ×2, Ladder ×1
23. Layer 23 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×94, Deepslate Tiles ×64, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×49, Magenta Stained Glass ×2, Polished Blackstone ×2, Red Stained Glass ×2, Ladder ×1
24. Layer 24 Deepslate Tiles ×172, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×38, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×14, Polished Blackstone ×2, Red Stained Glass ×2, Ladder ×1, Purple Stained Glass ×1
25. Layer 25 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×88, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×40, Deepslate Tiles ×32, Polished Blackstone ×2, Red Stained Glass ×2, Ladder ×1, Magenta Stained Glass ×1
26. Layer 26 Deepslate Tiles ×118, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×35, Red Stained Glass ×3, Polished Blackstone ×2, Ladder ×1, Purple Stained Glass ×1
27. Layer 27 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×80, Deepslate Tiles ×56, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×37, Iron Bars ×2, Polished Blackstone ×2, Ladder ×1, Purple Stained Glass ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1
28. Layer 28 Deepslate Tiles ×97, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×32, Iron Bars ×2, Polished Blackstone ×2, Ladder ×1, Purple Stained Glass ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1
29. Layer 29 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×61, Deepslate Tiles ×56, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×34, Iron Bars ×11, Ladder ×1, Polished Blackstone ×1
30. Layer 30 Deepslate Tiles ×102, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×30, Iron Bars ×6, Polished Blackstone ×3, Ladder ×1
31. Layer 31 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×62, Polished Blackstone ×20, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×17, Deepslate Tiles ×16, Ladder ×1
32. Layer 32 Deepslate Tiles ×78, Polished Blackstone ×13, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×11, White Terracotta ×4, Black Concrete ×2, Iron Bars ×1, Ladder ×1, Purple Stained Glass ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1
33. Layer 33 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×62, Deepslate Tiles ×16, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×11, White Terracotta ×10, Polished Blackstone ×9, Iron Bars ×1, Ladder ×1, Purple Stained Glass ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1
34. Layer 34 Deepslate Tiles ×49, White Terracotta ×13, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×9, Polished Blackstone ×6, Iron Bars ×1, Ladder ×1, Purple Stained Glass ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1
35. Layer 35 Iron Bars ×30, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×11, White Terracotta ×10, Polished Blackstone ×8, Black Concrete ×5, Block of Gold ×2, Deepslate Tiles ×2, Ladder ×1
36. Layer 36 Iron Bars ×15, White Terracotta ×13, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×11, Polished Blackstone ×8, Black Concrete ×2, Ladder ×1
37. Layer 37 Polished Blackstone ×11, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×11, White Terracotta ×10, Black Concrete ×2, Iron Bars ×2, Ladder ×1
38. Layer 38 Polished Blackstone ×13, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×11, Iron Bars ×4, White Terracotta ×4, Black Concrete ×2, Ladder ×1
39. Layer 39 Polished Blackstone ×19, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×11, Iron Bars ×2, Ladder ×1
40. Layer 40 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×24, Iron Bars ×2, Polished Blackstone ×2, Ladder ×1
41. Layer 41 Dark Oak Planks ×49, Deepslate Tiles ×32
42. Layer 42 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×12, Polished Blackstone ×2, Block of Gold ×1
43. Layer 43 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×12, Block of Gold ×9, Polished Blackstone ×2
44. Layer 44 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×12, Block of Gold ×9, Polished Blackstone ×2
45. Layer 45 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×12, Polished Blackstone ×2, Iron Bars ×1
46. Layer 46 Polished Blackstone Bricks ×20, Iron Bars ×1
47. Layer 47 Polished Blackstone ×32, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×24
48. Layer 48 Deepslate Tiles ×24, Polished Blackstone ×4
49. Layer 49 Deepslate Tiles ×24, Polished Blackstone ×4, Black Wool ×1
50. Layer 50 Deepslate Tiles ×24, Polished Blackstone ×4, Black Concrete ×2
51. Layer 51 Deepslate Tiles ×16, Iron Bars ×4
52. Layer 52 Deepslate Tiles ×16, Iron Bars ×4, Black Wool ×1
53. Layer 53 Deepslate Tiles ×16, Iron Bars ×4, Black Concrete ×2
54. Layer 54 Deepslate Tiles ×16
55. Layer 55 Deepslate Tiles ×8, Black Wool ×1
56. Layer 56 Deepslate Tiles ×8, Black Concrete ×2
57. Layer 57 Deepslate Tiles ×8
58. Layer 58 Deepslate Tiles ×8
59. Layer 59 Deepslate Tiles ×8
60. Layer 60 Deepslate Tiles ×1
61. Layer 61 Deepslate Tiles ×1
62. Layer 62 Deepslate Tiles ×1
63. Layer 63 Iron Bars ×1
64. Layer 64 Iron Bars ×1
65. Layer 65 Iron Bars ×3
66. Layer 66 Iron Bars ×1

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