How to build The Grand Budapest Hotel in Minecraft

The pink-and-cream hotel from Wes Anderson's film, perched on a snowy ledge in the mountains of Zubrowka. It is stacked like a wedding cake: a cream-trimmed pink main block, a terrace wing at the front, a central upper tier and a big purple dome, with purple-domed towers at each end. Red "GRAND BUDAPEST" letters stand along the roof, the little funicular climbs the cliff to its station, and snowy pines dot the slopes. Inside the lobby are a red carpet, the purple concierge desk, the red-and-gold lift and a stack of pink Mendl's pastry boxes.

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
White Terracotta2,59040 stacks + 30
White Concrete1,84928 stacks + 57
Stone1,51223 stacks + 40
Pink Concrete1,44822 stacks + 40
Purple Terracotta1,25719 stacks + 41
Andesite1,18218 stacks + 30
Purple Concrete1,16218 stacks + 10
Glass Pane70411 stacks
Red Terracotta5258 stacks + 13
Smooth Quartz Slab3846 stacks
Spruce Leaves2523 stacks + 60
Red Concrete2043 stacks + 12
Spruce Planks1221 stack + 58
White Carpet931 stack + 29
Lantern831 stack + 19
Dark Oak Stairs721 stack + 8
Dark Oak Fence54
Red Carpet54
Spruce Fence46
Birch Fence34
Bookshelf32
Stone Bricks29
Block of Gold27
Dirt Path27
Pink Terracotta20
Iron Bars19
Spruce Stairs18
Spruce Log14
Brown Terracotta12
Purple Carpet8
Quartz Pillar8
Yellow Stained Glass8
End Rod5
Pink Wool4
Light Blue Carpet3
Oak Leaves2
Red Wool2

Building tips

  1. Build the mountain ledge first and keep the top perfectly flat at one height. The hotel needs a level 77 by 27 shelf.
  2. For the hillside, only place the blocks you can see: the snowy top block and the rock on the steep faces. The inside of the mountain can stay hollow.
  3. Every floor of the hotel is three blocks: a cream band, then two rows of pink with a window every third block. Stick to that rhythm and the facade lines up across every tier.
  4. Pink concrete is bright and cheerful, which suits the film. Use white terracotta for the cream trim; it has a warm, slightly pink tone that matches better than quartz.
  5. The sign letters are five blocks tall and stand right on the front edge of the roof. Lay them out on the ground first. GRAND BUDAPEST is exactly 56 blocks wide.
  6. The domes are rings that swell and then pull in to a point. Cap each with a gold block for the finial.
  7. The funicular track rises one block every two or three blocks. Use stairs where it steps up and prop it up on fence posts.

Step-by-step: all 48 layers

  1. Layer 1 White Concrete ×137
  2. Layer 2 White Concrete ×130, Stone ×71, Andesite ×67, Spruce Planks ×25, Spruce Fence ×14, Stone Bricks ×4, Spruce Stairs ×3
  3. Layer 3 Stone ×131, Andesite ×95, White Concrete ×40, Spruce Planks ×28, Spruce Fence ×12, Dark Oak Fence ×6, Stone Bricks ×5, Spruce Stairs ×3
  4. Layer 4 White Concrete ×102, Andesite ×84, Stone ×82, Spruce Planks ×34, Dark Oak Fence ×8, Spruce Fence ×8, Stone Bricks ×5, Spruce Stairs ×3, Lantern ×1
  5. Layer 5 Stone ×108, White Concrete ×89, Andesite ×71, Dark Oak Stairs ×18, Pink Concrete ×12, Spruce Planks ×12, Dark Oak Fence ×10, Spruce Fence ×6, Stone Bricks ×5, Spruce Stairs ×3, Spruce Log ×2
  6. Layer 6 Stone ×127, Andesite ×116, White Concrete ×25, Dark Oak Stairs ×18, Red Concrete ×12, Spruce Planks ×9, Pink Concrete ×8, Stone Bricks ×5, Spruce Fence ×4, Spruce Log ×3, Spruce Stairs ×3, Dark Oak Fence ×2
  7. Layer 7 White Concrete ×683, White Terracotta ×668, Red Terracotta ×525, Stone ×72, Andesite ×36, Dirt Path ×27, Spruce Leaves ×26, Dark Oak Stairs ×18, Spruce Planks ×12, Dark Oak Fence ×8, Yellow Stained Glass ×8, Stone Bricks ×5, Pink Concrete ×4, Red Concrete ×4, Spruce Stairs ×3, Spruce Fence ×2, Spruce Log ×1
  8. Layer 8 White Terracotta ×297, Red Carpet ×54, Stone ×51, Andesite ×42, Spruce Leaves ×39, White Concrete ×35, Dark Oak Stairs ×18, Red Concrete ×15, White Carpet ×13, Bookshelf ×9, Purple Concrete ×9, Dark Oak Fence ×8, Pink Terracotta ×4, Block of Gold ×2, Lantern ×2, Pink Wool ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Red Wool ×2, Spruce Planks ×2, Spruce Log ×1
  9. Layer 9 Pink Concrete ×168, Glass Pane ×77, Stone ×59, White Concrete ×35, Andesite ×31, Spruce Leaves ×23, White Terracotta ×18, White Carpet ×14, Brown Terracotta ×12, Lantern ×12, Bookshelf ×9, Dark Oak Fence ×8, Purple Carpet ×8, Pink Terracotta ×4, Block of Gold ×3, Red Concrete ×3, Oak Leaves ×2, Pink Wool ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Light Blue Carpet ×1, Spruce Log ×1
  10. Layer 10 Pink Concrete ×168, Glass Pane ×77, Stone ×54, Andesite ×39, Spruce Leaves ×28, White Concrete ×28, White Terracotta ×18, Block of Gold ×6, White Carpet ×6, Bookshelf ×5, Pink Terracotta ×4, Red Concrete ×3, Dark Oak Fence ×2, Light Blue Carpet ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2
  11. Layer 11 Purple Terracotta ×160, White Terracotta ×157, Smooth Quartz Slab ×104, Stone ×48, Andesite ×40, White Concrete ×28, Pink Concrete ×26, White Carpet ×15, Block of Gold ×10, Spruce Leaves ×10, Bookshelf ×9, Pink Terracotta ×4, Dark Oak Fence ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Lantern ×1, Spruce Log ×1
  12. Layer 12 Pink Concrete ×136, Glass Pane ×57, Stone ×52, White Terracotta ×47, Andesite ×36, Red Concrete ×35, Birch Fence ×34, White Concrete ×27, Lantern ×13, Spruce Leaves ×10, Pink Terracotta ×4, Spruce Log ×1
  13. Layer 13 White Terracotta ×295, Pink Concrete ×110, Purple Terracotta ×90, Glass Pane ×57, Stone ×53, Andesite ×34, White Concrete ×21, Spruce Leaves ×15, Lantern ×7, White Carpet ×3
  14. Layer 14 White Terracotta ×200, Stone ×48, Andesite ×31, Purple Terracotta ×30, White Concrete ×26, White Carpet ×7, Spruce Leaves ×5
  15. Layer 15 Pink Concrete ×124, Glass Pane ×64, Andesite ×43, Stone ×34, White Concrete ×24, White Terracotta ×21, Lantern ×9, Spruce Leaves ×5, Block of Gold ×1
  16. Layer 16 Pink Concrete ×124, Glass Pane ×64, Stone ×53, Andesite ×26, White Terracotta ×21, White Concrete ×20, White Carpet ×3, Spruce Leaves ×1
  17. Layer 17 White Terracotta ×200, Stone ×43, White Concrete ×25, Andesite ×24
  18. Layer 18 Pink Concrete ×124, Glass Pane ×64, Stone ×41, Andesite ×26, White Concrete ×22, White Terracotta ×21, Lantern ×8
  19. Layer 19 Pink Concrete ×124, Glass Pane ×64, Stone ×34, Andesite ×30, White Terracotta ×21, White Concrete ×18
  20. Layer 20 Purple Terracotta ×579, Smooth Quartz Slab ×122, White Terracotta ×64, Andesite ×29, Stone ×29, White Concrete ×23
  21. Layer 21 White Terracotta ×102, Stone ×41, Pink Concrete ×36, Red Concrete ×28, Andesite ×21, Glass Pane ×20, Iron Bars ×19, Lantern ×17, White Concrete ×15
  22. Layer 22 Pink Concrete ×80, Glass Pane ×42, White Terracotta ×36, Stone ×34, Red Concrete ×22, Andesite ×20, White Concrete ×19, Lantern ×5
  23. Layer 23 White Terracotta ×92, Pink Concrete ×44, Red Concrete ×30, White Concrete ×27, Stone ×24, Glass Pane ×22, Andesite ×19
  24. Layer 24 White Terracotta ×78, Pink Concrete ×36, Purple Concrete ×32, White Concrete ×27, Red Concrete ×23, Andesite ×20, Glass Pane ×20, Stone ×20, Lantern ×3
  25. Layer 25 Pink Concrete ×80, Purple Concrete ×56, Glass Pane ×42, Red Concrete ×29, Andesite ×22, Stone ×21, White Concrete ×17, White Terracotta ×12, Lantern ×5
  26. Layer 26 Purple Terracotta ×154, Smooth Quartz Slab ×80, Pink Concrete ×44, Purple Concrete ×24, Andesite ×23, Glass Pane ×22, Stone ×18, White Concrete ×17, White Terracotta ×4
  27. Layer 27 White Terracotta ×126, Purple Concrete ×104, White Concrete ×21, Andesite ×20, Stone ×14
  28. Layer 28 Purple Terracotta ×232, Purple Concrete ×130, Smooth Quartz Slab ×78, Stone ×19, White Concrete ×18, Andesite ×16, White Terracotta ×8
  29. Layer 29 Purple Concrete ×48, White Terracotta ×32, White Concrete ×24, Andesite ×14, Stone ×11, Purple Terracotta ×8, Block of Gold ×2
  30. Layer 30 Purple Concrete ×120, White Terracotta ×24, Stone ×20, Andesite ×14, Glass Pane ×12, White Concrete ×10, End Rod ×2
  31. Layer 31 Purple Concrete ×64, White Terracotta ×28, White Concrete ×15, Andesite ×13, Stone ×13, Purple Terracotta ×4
  32. Layer 32 Purple Concrete ×136, Andesite ×14, White Concrete ×13, Stone ×10
  33. Layer 33 Purple Concrete ×96, White Concrete ×14, Stone ×10, Andesite ×8
  34. Layer 34 Purple Concrete ×108, White Concrete ×12, Stone ×11, Andesite ×7, Spruce Log ×1
  35. Layer 35 Purple Concrete ×44, Stone ×11, Andesite ×8, White Concrete ×7, Spruce Log ×1
  36. Layer 36 Purple Concrete ×78, Spruce Leaves ×13, White Concrete ×13, Andesite ×6, Stone ×5
  37. Layer 37 Purple Concrete ×48, Andesite ×9, Stone ×8, White Carpet ×7, Spruce Leaves ×5, White Concrete ×3, Block of Gold ×2
  38. Layer 38 Purple Concrete ×28, Stone ×9, Andesite ×5, Spruce Leaves ×5, White Concrete ×5, End Rod ×2, Spruce Log ×1
  39. Layer 39 Purple Concrete ×20, Stone ×7, Andesite ×6, White Concrete ×5, White Carpet ×3, Spruce Leaves ×1, Spruce Log ×1
  40. Layer 40 Spruce Leaves ×29, Purple Concrete ×8, White Concrete ×6, Andesite ×3, Stone ×2
  41. Layer 41 Spruce Leaves ×13, White Carpet ×12, Purple Concrete ×9, White Concrete ×8, Andesite ×4
  42. Layer 42 Spruce Leaves ×13, Stone ×3, White Concrete ×3, Andesite ×2, Block of Gold ×1
  43. Layer 43 Spruce Leaves ×5, White Carpet ×5, Andesite ×3, Stone ×3, White Concrete ×3, End Rod ×1
  44. Layer 44 Spruce Leaves ×5, Stone ×4, White Concrete ×2, Andesite ×1
  45. Layer 45 White Carpet ×4, Andesite ×3, Stone ×2, Spruce Leaves ×1, White Concrete ×1
  46. Layer 46 White Concrete ×3, Stone ×2, White Carpet ×1
  47. Layer 47 White Concrete ×2, Andesite ×1
  48. Layer 48 White Concrete ×1

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