How to build Neuschwanstein Castle in Minecraft

King Ludwig II's fairy-tale castle on its rocky crag in the Bavarian Alps. Pale limestone palace with arched windows and a Throne Hall inside, slender towers with slate-blue spires, the red-brick gatehouse and the courtyard, all perched above the Pöllat gorge and its waterfall. The steel Marienbrücke spans the gorge, the Alpsee shines below and snowy peaks rise behind. Try it at Sunset.

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
Stone3,46154 stacks + 5
Grass Block3,32651 stacks + 62
Spruce Leaves2,48838 stacks + 56
Quartz Bricks2,24235 stacks + 2
Andesite1,56524 stacks + 29
White Concrete87313 stacks + 41
Bricks80812 stacks + 40
Cobblestone76511 stacks + 61
Smooth Quartz Block72911 stacks + 25
Dirt69110 stacks + 51
Water67610 stacks + 36
Deepslate Tiles5989 stacks + 22
Gravel5839 stacks + 7
Deepslate Tile Stairs5628 stacks + 50
White Wool4527 stacks + 4
Spruce Log4246 stacks + 40
Smooth Stone Slab3856 stacks + 1
Glass Pane3625 stacks + 42
Stone Bricks2714 stacks + 15
Spruce Planks1261 stack + 62
Blue Concrete1041 stack + 40
Red Terracotta861 stack + 22
Block of Gold831 stack + 19
Stone Brick Wall771 stack + 13
Iron Bars671 stack + 3
Quartz Stairs56
Gray Concrete48
Quartz Pillar42
Dirt Path38
Smooth Stone33
Redstone Lamp (lit)28
End Rod25
Light Blue Terracotta24
Lantern19
Quartz Slab18
Deepslate Tile Slab16
Quartz Block12
Chiseled Quartz Block10
Spruce Fence6
Dark Oak Door5
Glowstone2
Orange Carpet2
Red Carpet2

Building tips

  1. Build the crag first. Get the flat plateau at the right height, then rough out the cliffs around it with stone, andesite and cobblestone so the castle looks like it grows out of the rock.
  2. Lay out the whole castle footprint before going up: palace at the west end, courtyard in the middle, gatehouse at the east end. The long ridge is what makes it read as Neuschwanstein.
  3. The towers are what people recognise. Keep them thin (radius 1 or 2) and make the cone roofs steep, then crown each with a gold block and an end rod.
  4. Use two whites: quartz bricks for the walls and smooth quartz or smooth stone for the trim lines, so the long walls do not turn into one flat slab.
  5. Throne Hall: blue ceiling with gold stars, red pillars and a gold chandelier. A lantern chandelier lights the tall windows from inside at sunset.
  6. Spruce trees on every slope that is not a cliff, and leave the cliffs bare. Snow only on the highest peaks.

Step-by-step: all 66 layers

  1. Layer 1 Water ×317, Stone ×107, Andesite ×34, Dirt ×21, Cobblestone ×13, Gravel ×13
  2. Layer 2 Stone ×99, Grass Block ×63, Andesite ×43, Gravel ×23, Cobblestone ×19, White Wool ×4, Dirt ×1
  3. Layer 3 Stone ×87, Grass Block ×77, Andesite ×39, Cobblestone ×28, Gravel ×11, Dirt ×10, Water ×7, White Wool ×2
  4. Layer 4 Grass Block ×390, Stone ×89, Andesite ×48, Water ×44, Cobblestone ×17, Gravel ×13, Dirt ×4, Spruce Log ×3, Orange Carpet ×2, White Wool ×2
  5. Layer 5 Stone ×88, Grass Block ×62, Water ×46, Andesite ×33, Cobblestone ×26, Spruce Log ×23, Spruce Leaves ×21, Dirt ×20, Gravel ×16
  6. Layer 6 Spruce Leaves ×154, Stone ×90, Water ×47, Grass Block ×45, Andesite ×38, Cobblestone ×25, Spruce Log ×24, Gravel ×13, Dirt ×10
  7. Layer 7 Spruce Leaves ×185, Stone ×99, Water ×52, Andesite ×44, Grass Block ×30, Spruce Log ×25, Cobblestone ×22, Dirt ×20, Gravel ×16
  8. Layer 8 Spruce Leaves ×143, Stone ×106, Andesite ×47, Water ×47, Grass Block ×43, Cobblestone ×29, Spruce Log ×21, Gravel ×17, Dirt ×9
  9. Layer 9 Spruce Leaves ×124, Stone ×119, Andesite ×48, Water ×44, Cobblestone ×36, Grass Block ×30, Spruce Log ×18, Gravel ×13, Dirt ×11
  10. Layer 10 Stone ×121, Spruce Leaves ×72, Andesite ×58, Grass Block ×45, Cobblestone ×24, Water ×24, Gravel ×20, Dirt ×16, Spruce Log ×9
  11. Layer 11 Stone ×127, Andesite ×60, Grass Block ×58, Spruce Leaves ×56, Cobblestone ×26, Dirt ×24, Gravel ×20, Spruce Log ×8, Water ×3
  12. Layer 12 Stone ×130, Grass Block ×95, Andesite ×60, Spruce Leaves ×55, Dirt ×34, Cobblestone ×24, Gravel ×19, Spruce Log ×11, Water ×3
  13. Layer 13 Stone ×133, Grass Block ×84, Spruce Leaves ×65, Andesite ×60, Dirt ×51, Cobblestone ×26, Gravel ×20, Spruce Log ×12, Water ×3
  14. Layer 14 Stone ×137, Grass Block ×115, Spruce Leaves ×70, Andesite ×61, Dirt ×31, Cobblestone ×24, Gravel ×17, Spruce Log ×13, Water ×3
  15. Layer 15 Stone ×138, Grass Block ×89, Spruce Leaves ×80, Andesite ×68, Cobblestone ×29, Dirt ×25, Gravel ×21, Spruce Log ×15, Water ×3
  16. Layer 16 Stone ×132, Spruce Leaves ×92, Dirt ×70, Andesite ×63, Grass Block ×52, Gravel ×26, Cobblestone ×22, Spruce Log ×13, Water ×3
  17. Layer 17 Grass Block ×868, Stone Bricks ×190, Stone ×105, Spruce Leaves ×78, Gravel ×70, Andesite ×50, Smooth Stone ×33, Dirt ×18, Cobblestone ×14, Spruce Log ×10, Water ×3
  18. Layer 18 Stone ×98, Quartz Bricks ×71, Stone Brick Wall ×71, Andesite ×67, Stone Bricks ×63, Spruce Leaves ×59, Grass Block ×49, Bricks ×36, Smooth Quartz Block ×30, Cobblestone ×28, Dirt ×16, Gravel ×13, Spruce Log ×9, Dark Oak Door ×3, Spruce Fence ×3, Water ×3, Gray Concrete ×2
  19. Layer 19 Stone ×112, Quartz Bricks ×104, Spruce Leaves ×63, Smooth Quartz Block ×42, Grass Block ×41, Andesite ×38, Bricks ×36, Smooth Stone Slab ×33, Cobblestone ×32, Dirt ×25, Gravel ×20, Stone Bricks ×18, Spruce Log ×9, Spruce Fence ×3, Water ×3, Gray Concrete ×2, Stone Brick Wall ×2
  20. Layer 20 Stone ×116, Quartz Bricks ×90, Spruce Leaves ×57, Bricks ×54, Andesite ×48, Grass Block ×47, Glass Pane ×31, Smooth Quartz Block ×28, Dirt ×23, Cobblestone ×19, Gravel ×15, Spruce Log ×9, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×7, Lantern ×5, Water ×3, Gray Concrete ×2
  21. Layer 21 Stone ×96, Quartz Bricks ×80, Bricks ×54, Grass Block ×47, Andesite ×44, Smooth Quartz Block ×35, Glass Pane ×34, Spruce Leaves ×33, Cobblestone ×29, Dirt ×27, Gravel ×20, Spruce Log ×9, Water ×3, Gray Concrete ×2
  22. Layer 22 Quartz Bricks ×109, Stone ×91, Bricks ×54, Grass Block ×54, Spruce Leaves ×54, Andesite ×42, Smooth Quartz Block ×37, Dirt ×30, Gray Concrete ×26, Cobblestone ×19, Quartz Stairs ×18, Gravel ×17, Spruce Log ×13, Dirt Path ×3, Glass Pane ×3, Water ×3
  23. Layer 23 Quartz Bricks ×115, Smooth Stone Slab ×85, Stone ×78, Grass Block ×75, Spruce Leaves ×65, Bricks ×50, Andesite ×41, Spruce Planks ×39, Dirt ×38, Smooth Quartz Block ×37, Cobblestone ×19, Gray Concrete ×14, Spruce Log ×14, Iron Bars ×12, Chiseled Quartz Block ×10, Gravel ×8, Dirt Path ×6, Quartz Stairs ×4, Water ×3
  24. Layer 24 Grass Block ×208, Quartz Bricks ×112, Spruce Planks ×87, Stone ×83, Spruce Leaves ×80, Bricks ×64, White Concrete ×44, Red Terracotta ×40, Smooth Stone Slab ×38, Dirt ×37, Andesite ×35, Dirt Path ×29, Smooth Quartz Block ×29, Iron Bars ×24, Light Blue Terracotta ×24, Cobblestone ×16, Spruce Log ×14, Block of Gold ×12, Water ×9, Quartz Block ×8, Gravel ×7, Quartz Stairs ×3, Lantern ×2, Quartz Slab ×2, Stone Brick Wall ×2
  25. Layer 25 Quartz Bricks ×112, Spruce Leaves ×88, Grass Block ×69, Bricks ×59, Stone ×35, Smooth Stone Slab ×31, Glass Pane ×23, Smooth Quartz Block ×22, Dirt ×21, Spruce Log ×21, Andesite ×16, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×7, Iron Bars ×6, Red Terracotta ×6, Cobblestone ×5, Gravel ×4, Quartz Block ×4, Quartz Stairs ×4, Dark Oak Door ×2
  26. Layer 26 Spruce Leaves ×120, Quartz Bricks ×79, Glass Pane ×57, Bricks ×49, Grass Block ×33, Stone ×32, Smooth Quartz Block ×29, Dirt ×27, Spruce Log ×22, Andesite ×6, Red Terracotta ×6, Gravel ×5, Cobblestone ×4, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×4, Block of Gold ×2, Blue Concrete ×2, Red Carpet ×2, Stone Brick Wall ×2
  27. Layer 27 Spruce Leaves ×127, Quartz Bricks ×90, Bricks ×55, Grass Block ×46, Smooth Quartz Block ×41, Glass Pane ×30, Stone ×20, Dirt ×16, Spruce Log ×16, Andesite ×14, Gravel ×7, Quartz Slab ×6, Red Terracotta ×6, Cobblestone ×5, Block of Gold ×2, Blue Concrete ×2
  28. Layer 28 Spruce Leaves ×108, Quartz Bricks ×102, Bricks ×53, Dirt ×35, Glass Pane ×32, Grass Block ×30, Smooth Quartz Block ×29, Stone ×17, Andesite ×15, Spruce Log ×15, Cobblestone ×8, Red Terracotta ×6, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×6, Quartz Stairs ×4, Block of Gold ×2, Blue Concrete ×2, Gravel ×2
  29. Layer 29 Quartz Bricks ×102, Spruce Leaves ×86, Bricks ×55, Grass Block ×47, Glass Pane ×31, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×30, Dirt ×21, Stone ×21, Smooth Quartz Block ×18, Spruce Log ×12, Quartz Slab ×10, Andesite ×8, Cobblestone ×6, Red Terracotta ×5, Lantern ×4, Gravel ×3, Block of Gold ×2, Blue Concrete ×2, Glowstone ×1
  30. Layer 30 Quartz Bricks ×76, Spruce Leaves ×62, Bricks ×57, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×51, Stone ×43, Smooth Stone Slab ×38, Grass Block ×35, Glass Pane ×27, Smooth Quartz Block ×27, Andesite ×22, Block of Gold ×14, Spruce Log ×11, Gravel ×6, Iron Bars ×6, Cobblestone ×5, Red Terracotta ×5, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×2
  31. Layer 31 Quartz Bricks ×87, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×80, Stone ×44, Grass Block ×43, Bricks ×38, Spruce Leaves ×34, Smooth Quartz Block ×24, Andesite ×19, Cobblestone ×9, Glass Pane ×8, Gravel ×7, Red Terracotta ×6, Spruce Log ×6, Block of Gold ×2, Iron Bars ×1, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×1
  32. Layer 32 Quartz Bricks ×86, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×80, Stone ×50, Grass Block ×39, Spruce Leaves ×39, Bricks ×32, Smooth Quartz Block ×23, Andesite ×21, Cobblestone ×14, Spruce Log ×7, Glass Pane ×6, Red Terracotta ×6, Gravel ×4, Iron Bars ×1
  33. Layer 33 Quartz Bricks ×81, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×53, Grass Block ×50, Stone ×49, Spruce Leaves ×33, Bricks ×32, Smooth Quartz Block ×24, Andesite ×20, Cobblestone ×9, Block of Gold ×6, Gravel ×6, Spruce Log ×5, Glass Pane ×3, Iron Bars ×1
  34. Layer 34 Blue Concrete ×96, Quartz Bricks ×82, Smooth Stone Slab ×64, Stone ×55, Grass Block ×50, Spruce Leaves ×31, Smooth Quartz Block ×27, Bricks ×26, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×26, Block of Gold ×22, Andesite ×17, Cobblestone ×11, Spruce Log ×8, Gravel ×4, Glass Pane ×1
  35. Layer 35 Deepslate Tiles ×56, Quartz Bricks ×56, Stone ×47, Spruce Leaves ×46, Grass Block ×45, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×28, Andesite ×26, Smooth Quartz Block ×22, Glass Pane ×16, Cobblestone ×15, Quartz Pillar ×14, Gravel ×13, Smooth Stone Slab ×12, Lantern ×8, Spruce Log ×7, Bricks ×2
  36. Layer 36 Grass Block ×57, Quartz Bricks ×51, Spruce Leaves ×49, Stone ×48, Deepslate Tiles ×44, Andesite ×23, Glass Pane ×18, Deepslate Tile Slab ×16, Smooth Quartz Block ×16, Quartz Pillar ×14, Cobblestone ×13, Smooth Stone Slab ×12, Gravel ×9, Spruce Log ×6, Bricks ×1, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×1
  37. Layer 37 Stone ×61, Deepslate Tiles ×52, Grass Block ×48, Quartz Bricks ×45, Andesite ×27, Spruce Leaves ×26, Glass Pane ×19, Quartz Pillar ×14, Smooth Quartz Block ×12, Cobblestone ×9, Gravel ×8, Spruce Log ×3, White Concrete ×3, Bricks ×1
  38. Layer 38 Quartz Bricks ×67, Deepslate Tiles ×64, Stone ×57, Grass Block ×38, Andesite ×20, Smooth Quartz Block ×20, Spruce Leaves ×20, Cobblestone ×14, White Concrete ×14, Gravel ×9, Glass Pane ×3, Spruce Log ×2
  39. Layer 39 Quartz Bricks ×79, Stone ×51, Deepslate Tiles ×42, White Concrete ×27, Andesite ×25, Quartz Stairs ×23, Smooth Quartz Block ×23, Grass Block ×18, Cobblestone ×10, Spruce Leaves ×10, Gravel ×8, Spruce Log ×1
  40. Layer 40 Quartz Bricks ×58, White Concrete ×45, Stone ×36, Deepslate Tiles ×29, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×23, Andesite ×22, Smooth Quartz Block ×20, Grass Block ×10, Cobblestone ×7, Gravel ×5, Glass Pane ×2, Spruce Leaves ×2
  41. Layer 41 White Concrete ×56, Quartz Bricks ×50, Stone ×28, Smooth Quartz Block ×25, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×24, Andesite ×12, Gravel ×9, Cobblestone ×8, Deepslate Tiles ×4, Glass Pane ×3, Block of Gold ×1, Grass Block ×1, Spruce Leaves ×1
  42. Layer 42 White Concrete ×68, Quartz Bricks ×52, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×25, Smooth Quartz Block ×21, Stone ×19, Andesite ×13, Gravel ×7, Cobblestone ×5, Block of Gold ×4, Glass Pane ×3, End Rod ×1
  43. Layer 43 White Concrete ×78, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×42, Quartz Bricks ×41, Smooth Quartz Block ×19, Smooth Stone Slab ×16, Stone ×14, Andesite ×8, Cobblestone ×5, End Rod ×5, Gravel ×2
  44. Layer 44 White Concrete ×63, Quartz Bricks ×45, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×40, Stone ×17, Smooth Quartz Block ×13, Andesite ×10, Cobblestone ×6, Gravel ×6, End Rod ×4, Glass Pane ×2
  45. Layer 45 White Concrete ×59, Quartz Bricks ×38, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×34, Stone ×21, Deepslate Tiles ×16, Smooth Quartz Block ×13, Cobblestone ×7, Gravel ×5, Andesite ×4, Glass Pane ×1
  46. Layer 46 White Concrete ×66, Deepslate Tiles ×36, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×26, Smooth Stone Slab ×24, Quartz Bricks ×22, Stone ×13, Smooth Quartz Block ×7, Block of Gold ×6, Andesite ×5, Cobblestone ×4, Gravel ×2, Glass Pane ×1
  47. Layer 47 White Concrete ×53, Deepslate Tiles ×44, Smooth Stone Slab ×16, Stone ×16, Quartz Bricks ×10, Andesite ×6, Cobblestone ×2, Gravel ×2, Smooth Quartz Block ×2, Block of Gold ×1
  48. Layer 48 White Concrete ×51, Deepslate Tiles ×42, White Wool ×33, Iron Bars ×16, Stone ×12, Quartz Bricks ×11, Andesite ×7, Cobblestone ×4, Block of Gold ×2, End Rod ×1, Glowstone ×1, Gravel ×1, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
  49. Layer 49 White Wool ×41, White Concrete ×38, Deepslate Tiles ×18, Stone ×15, Andesite ×9, Quartz Bricks ×5, Glass Pane ×4, Smooth Quartz Block ×3, End Rod ×2, Cobblestone ×1
  50. Layer 50 White Wool ×81, White Concrete ×37, Deepslate Tiles ×16, Stone ×14, Quartz Bricks ×5, Glass Pane ×4, Andesite ×3, Cobblestone ×3, Smooth Quartz Block ×3, Block of Gold ×2, End Rod ×2
  51. Layer 51 White Wool ×64, White Concrete ×34, Deepslate Tiles ×18, Stone ×11, Quartz Bricks ×9, Andesite ×3, Smooth Quartz Block ×3, End Rod ×2, Cobblestone ×1
  52. Layer 52 White Wool ×46, White Concrete ×28, Quartz Bricks ×11, Stone ×5, Cobblestone ×4, Andesite ×3, Deepslate Tiles ×2, End Rod ×2, Smooth Quartz Block ×1
  53. Layer 53 White Concrete ×23, Smooth Stone Slab ×16, White Wool ×15, Quartz Bricks ×9, Stone ×4, Andesite ×3, Smooth Quartz Block ×3, Block of Gold ×2, Cobblestone ×2
  54. Layer 54 White Concrete ×23, Deepslate Tiles ×16, Stone ×3, End Rod ×2, Cobblestone ×1
  55. Layer 55 Deepslate Tiles ×28, White Concrete ×14, Stone ×6, Andesite ×2, End Rod ×2
  56. Layer 56 White Wool ×47, Deepslate Tiles ×12, White Concrete ×12, Stone ×3, Andesite ×1
  57. Layer 57 White Wool ×53, Deepslate Tiles ×12, White Concrete ×10, Stone ×3, Andesite ×1
  58. Layer 58 White Wool ×49, Deepslate Tiles ×20, White Concrete ×10, Andesite ×1, Cobblestone ×1
  59. Layer 59 White Wool ×15, Deepslate Tiles ×8, White Concrete ×5, Andesite ×2, Stone ×2
  60. Layer 60 Deepslate Tiles ×8, Stone ×4, White Concrete ×3, Cobblestone ×1
  61. Layer 61 Deepslate Tiles ×9, White Concrete ×3, Stone ×2, Andesite ×1, Gravel ×1
  62. Layer 62 White Concrete ×4, Deepslate Tiles ×1
  63. Layer 63 White Concrete ×2, Andesite ×1, Deepslate Tiles ×1
  64. Layer 64 Block of Gold ×1, Stone ×1
  65. Layer 65 End Rod ×1, Stone ×1
  66. Layer 66 End Rod ×1

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