How to build Frozen Ice Castle in Minecraft

The Ice Queen's palace on a snowy mountain shelf above a frozen lake. A grand staircase of white quartz climbs from the ice to a courtyard with a frozen fountain, its spray caught mid-air. The palace is packed ice and glass under a stepped crystal roof, guarded by four round towers with needle spires of blue glass and a pair of slender gate towers, and a huge hexagonal ice crystal soars out of the roof to over 80 blocks high. Inside, the throne room has ice columns, a blue carpet to a crystal throne and a tiered chandelier of end rods, glass and a sea lantern heart. Icicles hang from every eave, snowy pines ring the lake and glaciers spill down the peaks behind. Every spire glows from within, so see it at Night.

• DifficultyExpert
• Size75 × 84, 84 layers tall
• Blocks22,212
• Build time14–18 hours
• CategoryFantasy Builds

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. Packed ice is the main wall block. If you build in survival, light blue wool or packed ice both read well; streak in a few white blocks so the walls look like compressed snow rather than paint.
2. Light the castle from inside the ice. A sea lantern sealed behind blue glass glows soft blue at night, and a column of them up the middle of the big crystal makes it shine like a beacon.
3. The big spire is a hexagonal prism that ends in a point. Build its six faces one layer at a time, then pull in by one block every two layers for the tip.
4. Icicles are glass panes hanging one to three blocks under the eaves. Vary the lengths at random and keep them on the outside edge only.
5. Make the grand staircase extra wide (nine blocks) with glass balustrades and a lamp post every four steps. Wide, shallow stairs are what make an entrance feel royal.
6. For the frozen fountain, build the basin and tiers first, then draw the frozen spray as arcs of glass blocks that leave the top bowl and fall into the basin. Put sea lanterns under the ice of the pool.
7. On the lake, mix blue and white glass over a deep blue bed and leave a few sea lanterns under the ice. At night they look like light trapped in the frozen water.

Step-by-step: all 84 layers

1. Layer 1 Blue Concrete ×737
2. Layer 2 Light Blue Stained Glass ×460, White Stained Glass ×222, White Concrete ×140, Stone ×49, Light Gray Concrete ×41, Andesite ×33, Light Blue Wool ×33, White Wool ×25, Quartz Block ×15, Smooth Quartz Block ×14, Sea Lantern ×5, Quartz Bricks ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2
3. Layer 3 White Concrete ×198, White Wool ×73, Stone ×28, Light Gray Concrete ×18, Andesite ×15, Light Blue Wool ×10, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Quartz Bricks ×4, Quartz Pillar ×2, Light Blue Stained Glass ×1, White Stained Glass ×1
4. Layer 4 White Concrete ×406, White Wool ×142, White Stained Glass ×15, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Light Blue Stained Glass ×8, Andesite ×7, Stone ×6, Quartz Bricks ×4, Quartz Pillar ×4, Light Gray Concrete ×2, Spruce Log ×2, Glass ×1, Light Blue Wool ×1
5. Layer 5 White Concrete ×277, White Wool ×88, Glass ×15, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Light Blue Stained Glass ×7, Stone ×6, Spruce Log ×5, Light Gray Concrete ×4, Quartz Bricks ×4, Quartz Pillar ×4, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×2, Light Blue Wool ×2, White Stained Glass ×2, Andesite ×1, Sea Lantern ×1
6. Layer 6 White Concrete ×87, Spruce Leaves ×32, White Wool ×24, Spruce Log ×15, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Quartz Bricks ×4, Andesite ×3, End Rod ×2, Glass ×2, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×2, Light Blue Wool ×2, Light Gray Concrete ×2, Sea Lantern ×2, Stone ×2, Light Blue Stained Glass ×1
7. Layer 7 White Concrete ×91, Spruce Leaves ×60, White Wool ×23, Spruce Log ×14, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Quartz Bricks ×4, Andesite ×3, End Rod ×2, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×2, Light Blue Wool ×2, Light Gray Concrete ×2, Stone ×2, White Stained Glass ×2, Light Blue Stained Glass ×1
8. Layer 8 Spruce Leaves ×136, White Concrete ×103, White Wool ×25, Spruce Log ×14, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Andesite ×4, Light Blue Wool ×4, Quartz Bricks ×4, Stone ×4, Light Gray Concrete ×3, Glass ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Light Blue Stained Glass ×1
9. Layer 9 Spruce Leaves ×133, White Concrete ×106, White Wool ×26, Spruce Log ×14, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Stone ×5, Quartz Bricks ×4, Light Gray Concrete ×3, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Light Blue Wool ×1, White Stained Glass ×1
10. Layer 10 White Concrete ×104, Spruce Leaves ×78, White Wool ×23, Spruce Log ×14, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Light Gray Concrete ×5, Andesite ×4, Quartz Bricks ×4, Stone ×3, End Rod ×2, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×2, Glass ×1, Light Blue Stained Glass ×1, Light Blue Wool ×1, White Stained Glass ×1
11. Layer 11 White Concrete ×94, Spruce Leaves ×62, White Wool ×24, Spruce Log ×14, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Quartz Bricks ×4, Andesite ×3, Stone ×3, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×2, Light Blue Wool ×2, Light Gray Concrete ×2, White Stained Glass ×2, Glass ×1, Light Blue Stained Glass ×1
12. Layer 12 White Concrete ×81, Spruce Leaves ×57, White Wool ×41, Spruce Log ×14, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Stone ×5, Light Gray Concrete ×4, Quartz Bricks ×4, Glass ×2, Light Blue Wool ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Andesite ×1, Sea Lantern ×1
13. Layer 13 White Concrete ×93, White Wool ×35, Spruce Leaves ×25, Spruce Log ×11, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Light Blue Stained Glass ×5, Quartz Bricks ×4, Light Gray Concrete ×3, Stone ×3, Andesite ×2, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×2, Quartz Pillar ×2, Sea Lantern ×1
14. Layer 14 White Concrete ×97, Spruce Leaves ×37, White Wool ×27, Spruce Log ×11, Light Blue Stained Glass ×9, Quartz Block ×9, Quartz Stairs ×9, Sea Lantern ×9, Stone ×6, Quartz Bricks ×4, Andesite ×3, End Rod ×2, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×2, White Stained Glass ×2, Light Blue Wool ×1, Light Gray Concrete ×1
15. Layer 15 White Concrete ×1200, White Wool ×415, Smooth Quartz Block ×314, Light Blue Wool ×307, Light Blue Stained Glass ×78, Spruce Leaves ×64, Quartz Bricks ×30, Quartz Stairs ×9, Spruce Log ×9, Light Gray Concrete ×3, White Stained Glass ×3, Andesite ×2, Glass ×2, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×2, Quartz Pillar ×1, Sea Lantern ×1, Stone ×1
16. Layer 16 Quartz Bricks ×97, Light Blue Wool ×67, White Concrete ×61, Quartz Block ×55, Quartz Pillar ×49, Spruce Leaves ×49, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×40, Stone ×30, Smooth Quartz Slab ×28, White Carpet ×24, Light Gray Concrete ×21, Andesite ×20, Light Blue Stained Glass ×18, Light Blue Carpet ×12, Quartz Stairs ×11, White Wool ×7, Spruce Log ×5, Glass ×3, Sea Lantern ×1, White Stained Glass ×1
17. Layer 17 Light Blue Wool ×145, White Concrete ×51, Quartz Pillar ×47, Light Blue Stained Glass ×35, Stone ×31, Smooth Quartz Block ×28, Spruce Leaves ×28, Andesite ×23, Light Gray Concrete ×17, White Wool ×10, Quartz Stairs ×7, Sea Lantern ×7, Spruce Log ×5, Glass ×1
18. Layer 18 Light Blue Wool ×137, White Concrete ×57, Quartz Pillar ×45, Quartz Slab ×36, Light Blue Stained Glass ×34, Stone ×30, Andesite ×27, Spruce Leaves ×20, Light Gray Concrete ×15, White Wool ×9, Glass ×8, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×5, Spruce Log ×4, End Rod ×2, Sea Lantern ×2, Smooth Quartz Slab ×2, Quartz Stairs ×1
19. Layer 19 Light Blue Wool ×106, Light Blue Stained Glass ×77, White Concrete ×47, Quartz Pillar ×41, Stone ×24, Light Gray Concrete ×21, Andesite ×20, Glass ×12, White Stained Glass ×9, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×8, Spruce Leaves ×7, White Wool ×7, Sea Lantern ×5, Spruce Log ×2
20. Layer 20 Light Blue Wool ×100, Light Blue Stained Glass ×73, White Concrete ×52, Quartz Pillar ×38, Stone ×31, Smooth Quartz Block ×21, Andesite ×20, Spruce Leaves ×15, Light Gray Concrete ×14, White Stained Glass ×9, Glass ×8, End Rod ×6, White Wool ×5, Spruce Log ×2, Sea Lantern ×1
21. Layer 21 Light Blue Wool ×94, Light Blue Stained Glass ×78, White Concrete ×52, Quartz Pillar ×38, Light Gray Concrete ×27, Stone ×27, Andesite ×16, Glass ×12, White Stained Glass ×9, White Wool ×5, Spruce Leaves ×2, Spruce Log ×2, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×1, Sea Lantern ×1
22. Layer 22 White Concrete ×92, Light Blue Stained Glass ×85, Quartz Pillar ×39, Light Blue Wool ×32, Andesite ×27, Stone ×21, Light Gray Concrete ×19, White Stained Glass ×13, Glass ×8, Sea Lantern ×8, Spruce Leaves ×5, White Wool ×5, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×4, Spruce Log ×1
23. Layer 23 Light Blue Stained Glass ×98, Light Blue Wool ×83, White Concrete ×42, Quartz Pillar ×39, Stone ×26, Andesite ×18, Light Gray Concrete ×18, White Stained Glass ×9, White Wool ×8, Spruce Leaves ×2, Iron Bars ×1, Spruce Log ×1
24. Layer 24 Light Blue Wool ×102, Light Blue Stained Glass ×64, White Concrete ×43, Quartz Pillar ×38, Stone ×29, Light Gray Concrete ×24, Glass ×16, Andesite ×12, Smooth Quartz Block ×9, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×8, White Wool ×7, Iron Bars ×1, Spruce Leaves ×1, White Stained Glass ×1
25. Layer 25 Light Blue Wool ×96, Light Blue Stained Glass ×67, White Concrete ×47, Quartz Pillar ×38, Light Gray Concrete ×28, Stone ×20, Andesite ×16, Glass ×16, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×16, White Wool ×7, Iron Bars ×1, Sea Lantern ×1, White Stained Glass ×1
26. Layer 26 Light Blue Wool ×109, Light Blue Stained Glass ×58, Quartz Pillar ×38, White Concrete ×35, Stone ×29, Andesite ×19, Light Gray Concrete ×18, Quartz Slab ×16, White Wool ×8, End Rod ×1, Iron Bars ×1, White Stained Glass ×1
27. Layer 27 Light Blue Wool ×114, Light Blue Stained Glass ×53, White Concrete ×42, Quartz Pillar ×35, Stone ×21, Andesite ×18, Light Gray Concrete ×15, End Rod ×12, White Wool ×12, Smooth Quartz Block ×2, Iron Bars ×1, Sea Lantern ×1
28. Layer 28 Light Blue Wool ×127, White Concrete ×57, Quartz Pillar ×36, Light Blue Stained Glass ×25, Stone ×21, Light Gray Concrete ×19, Andesite ×16, White Wool ×11, Smooth Quartz Block ×2, Iron Bars ×1
29. Layer 29 White Concrete ×117, Light Blue Wool ×59, Quartz Pillar ×36, Light Blue Stained Glass ×32, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×28, Andesite ×25, Light Gray Concrete ×19, Stone ×11, White Wool ×9, Sea Lantern ×2, Smooth Quartz Block ×2, Iron Bars ×1
30. Layer 30 Light Blue Wool ×127, Light Blue Stained Glass ×39, White Concrete ×36, Quartz Pillar ×35, Quartz Stairs ×32, White Stained Glass Pane ×28, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×26, Sea Lantern ×20, Stone ×19, Light Gray Concrete ×15, Andesite ×14, White Wool ×7, Iron Bars ×1, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
31. Layer 31 Light Blue Wool ×143, White Stained Glass Pane ×54, White Concrete ×39, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×33, Light Blue Stained Glass ×32, Quartz Pillar ×27, Stone ×19, Andesite ×16, Light Gray Concrete ×13, White Wool ×8, Iron Bars ×1, Sea Lantern ×1
32. Layer 32 Quartz Stairs ×96, Light Blue Wool ×84, White Concrete ×46, Stone ×16, Andesite ×12, Light Gray Concrete ×10, White Wool ×10, Light Blue Stained Glass ×4, Iron Bars ×1
33. Layer 33 Light Blue Stained Glass ×125, Light Blue Wool ×106, White Concrete ×64, Stone ×18, White Stained Glass ×18, Andesite ×14, White Wool ×10, Light Gray Concrete ×6, Sea Lantern ×3, Iron Bars ×1
34. Layer 34 Light Blue Stained Glass ×129, Light Blue Wool ×104, White Concrete ×72, White Stained Glass ×18, Stone ×16, Andesite ×13, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×11, White Wool ×10, Light Gray Concrete ×8, Sea Lantern ×5, Iron Bars ×1
35. Layer 35 Light Blue Stained Glass ×191, Light Blue Wool ×101, White Concrete ×61, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×21, White Stained Glass ×20, Stone ×18, White Wool ×17, Light Gray Concrete ×13, Andesite ×9, Sea Lantern ×8
36. Layer 36 Light Blue Stained Glass ×163, White Concrete ×107, Light Blue Wool ×39, Quartz Bricks ×32, White Stained Glass ×25, White Wool ×19, Stone ×17, Andesite ×14, Light Gray Concrete ×14, Sea Lantern ×6
37. Layer 37 Light Blue Stained Glass ×195, Light Blue Wool ×83, White Concrete ×71, White Stained Glass ×48, Smooth Quartz Block ×24, Stone ×19, White Wool ×18, Light Gray Concrete ×17, Andesite ×10, Sea Lantern ×6
38. Layer 38 Light Blue Stained Glass ×189, Light Blue Wool ×85, White Concrete ×79, White Stained Glass ×62, Stone ×24, White Wool ×14, Light Gray Concrete ×11, Sea Lantern ×10, Andesite ×9
39. Layer 39 Light Blue Stained Glass ×196, Light Blue Wool ×82, White Concrete ×75, White Stained Glass ×63, White Wool ×19, Stone ×18, Andesite ×11, Light Gray Concrete ×10, Sea Lantern ×9
40. Layer 40 Light Blue Stained Glass ×189, Light Blue Wool ×86, White Concrete ×77, White Stained Glass ×62, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×18, White Wool ×17, Stone ×13, Light Gray Concrete ×9, Sea Lantern ×9, Andesite ×8
41. Layer 41 Light Blue Stained Glass ×183, White Concrete ×85, Light Blue Wool ×75, White Stained Glass ×66, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×37, White Wool ×20, Stone ×12, Sea Lantern ×11, Light Gray Concrete ×9, Andesite ×4
42. Layer 42 Light Blue Stained Glass ×206, White Concrete ×59, White Stained Glass ×57, Quartz Bricks ×48, Light Blue Wool ×35, White Wool ×19, Light Gray Concrete ×11, Sea Lantern ×11, Stone ×10, Andesite ×2
43. Layer 43 Light Blue Stained Glass ×171, White Concrete ×67, White Stained Glass ×52, Smooth Quartz Block ×32, Light Blue Wool ×19, White Wool ×17, Sea Lantern ×11, Stone ×11, Light Gray Concrete ×7, Andesite ×5
44. Layer 44 Light Blue Stained Glass ×124, White Stained Glass ×45, White Concrete ×37, Light Blue Wool ×33, White Wool ×16, Andesite ×13, Stone ×12, Sea Lantern ×8, Light Gray Concrete ×5
45. Layer 45 Light Blue Stained Glass ×122, White Stained Glass ×44, Light Blue Wool ×40, White Concrete ×31, Stone ×15, White Wool ×11, Andesite ×7, Light Gray Concrete ×6, Sea Lantern ×6
46. Layer 46 Light Blue Stained Glass ×91, White Concrete ×48, White Stained Glass ×45, Light Blue Wool ×34, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×19, Stone ×10, White Wool ×9, Andesite ×7, Light Gray Concrete ×7, Sea Lantern ×3, End Rod ×1
47. Layer 47 Light Blue Stained Glass ×74, White Concrete ×50, White Stained Glass ×43, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane ×37, Light Blue Wool ×28, Stone ×11, White Wool ×9, Andesite ×5, Sea Lantern ×5, Light Gray Concrete ×4, End Rod ×2
48. Layer 48 Light Blue Stained Glass ×82, Quartz Bricks ×48, White Stained Glass ×33, White Concrete ×23, Light Blue Wool ×10, Sea Lantern ×8, Andesite ×5, Stone ×5, Light Gray Concrete ×4, White Wool ×4, End Rod ×1
49. Layer 49 Light Blue Stained Glass ×105, Smooth Quartz Block ×32, White Stained Glass ×28, White Concrete ×19, Light Blue Wool ×10, White Wool ×6, Sea Lantern ×3, Stone ×3, Andesite ×2, End Rod ×2, Light Gray Concrete ×1
50. Layer 50 Light Blue Stained Glass ×100, White Stained Glass ×21, White Concrete ×11, Light Blue Wool ×9, Sea Lantern ×4, White Wool ×3, Light Gray Concrete ×1, Stone ×1
51. Layer 51 Light Blue Stained Glass ×95, White Stained Glass ×20, White Concrete ×4, White Wool ×3, Light Blue Wool ×2, Sea Lantern ×2
52. Layer 52 Light Blue Stained Glass ×63, White Concrete ×17, White Stained Glass ×12, Sea Lantern ×5, End Rod ×2, White Wool ×1
53. Layer 53 Light Blue Stained Glass ×53, White Concrete ×24, White Stained Glass ×8, Sea Lantern ×2
54. Layer 54 Light Blue Stained Glass ×72, White Stained Glass ×4, Sea Lantern ×3
55. Layer 55 Light Blue Stained Glass ×68, Sea Lantern ×1, White Stained Glass ×1
56. Layer 56 Light Blue Stained Glass ×65, White Stained Glass ×1
57. Layer 57 Light Blue Stained Glass ×48, White Concrete ×16, White Stained Glass ×1
58. Layer 58 Light Blue Stained Glass ×26, White Concrete ×24, Sea Lantern ×2, White Stained Glass ×1
59. Layer 59 Light Blue Stained Glass ×42, White Stained Glass ×1
60. Layer 60 Light Blue Stained Glass ×42, Sea Lantern ×1
61. Layer 61 Light Blue Stained Glass ×42, White Stained Glass ×1
62. Layer 62 Light Blue Stained Glass ×40, White Concrete ×2, White Stained Glass ×1
63. Layer 63 Light Blue Stained Glass ×24, White Concrete ×16, End Rod ×2, White Stained Glass ×1
64. Layer 64 Light Blue Stained Glass ×40, White Stained Glass ×2
65. Layer 65 Light Blue Stained Glass ×42, Sea Lantern ×1, White Stained Glass ×1
66. Layer 66 Light Blue Stained Glass ×28, White Stained Glass ×2
67. Layer 67 Light Blue Stained Glass ×27, White Stained Glass ×1
68. Layer 68 Light Blue Stained Glass ×24, White Concrete ×2, White Stained Glass ×2
69. Layer 69 Light Blue Stained Glass ×28, White Stained Glass ×2
70. Layer 70 Light Blue Stained Glass ×28, Sea Lantern ×1, White Stained Glass ×1
71. Layer 71 Light Blue Stained Glass ×25, End Rod ×2, White Stained Glass ×1
72. Layer 72 Light Blue Stained Glass ×24, White Stained Glass ×2
73. Layer 73 Light Blue Stained Glass ×26, White Stained Glass ×2
74. Layer 74 Light Blue Stained Glass ×22, White Stained Glass ×2
75. Layer 75 Light Blue Stained Glass ×21, Sea Lantern ×1
76. Layer 76 Light Blue Stained Glass ×16, White Stained Glass ×1
77. Layer 77 Light Blue Stained Glass ×16, White Stained Glass ×1
78. Layer 78 Light Blue Stained Glass ×12, White Stained Glass ×2
79. Layer 79 Light Blue Stained Glass ×10, White Stained Glass ×1
80. Layer 80 Light Blue Stained Glass ×10, White Stained Glass ×1
81. Layer 81 Light Blue Stained Glass ×9
82. Layer 82 Light Blue Stained Glass ×3
83. Layer 83 Light Blue Stained Glass ×1
84. Layer 84 Light Blue Stained Glass ×1

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