How to build Three-Tier Pagoda in Minecraft

A Japanese-style pagoda with three shrinking tiers, sweeping deepslate eaves with upturned corners, red pillars, paper-white walls, hanging lanterns, a golden spire and a cherry tree in bloom.

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
Dark Oak Planks3064 stacks + 50
Deepslate Tile Stairs2523 stacks + 60
Cherry Leaves1802 stacks + 52
Stone Bricks1692 stacks + 41
Deepslate Tiles1061 stack + 42
White Concrete981 stack + 34
Red Concrete961 stack + 32
Spruce Planks43
Lantern14
Ladder11
Glass Pane9
Cherry Log6
Iron Bars3
Stone Brick Stairs3
Block of Gold2
Stone Brick Wall2
Poppy1
Spruce Door1

Building tips

  1. Each tier repeats the same pattern two blocks smaller, so once the first tier is done the rest go quickly.
  2. The raised stair on each eave corner is what gives the roof its upturned "flick". Do not skip it.
  3. Use the 2D layer grid: the arrows on stairs point toward the tall side.

Step-by-step: all 24 layers

  1. Layer 1 Stone Bricks ×169, Stone Brick Stairs ×3, Cherry Log ×1, Poppy ×1
  2. Layer 2 Spruce Planks ×19, Red Concrete ×12, Stone Brick Wall ×2, Cherry Log ×1, Ladder ×1, Spruce Door ×1
  3. Layer 3 White Concrete ×19, Red Concrete ×12, Lantern ×2, Cherry Log ×1, Ladder ×1
  4. Layer 4 Cherry Leaves ×46, White Concrete ×17, Red Concrete ×12, Glass Pane ×3, Cherry Log ×1, Ladder ×1
  5. Layer 5 Cherry Leaves ×44, White Concrete ×20, Red Concrete ×12, Lantern ×4, Cherry Log ×1, Ladder ×1
  6. Layer 6 Dark Oak Planks ×80, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×48, Cherry Leaves ×46, Deepslate Tiles ×40, Cherry Log ×1, Ladder ×1
  7. Layer 7 Dark Oak Planks ×80, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×44, Cherry Leaves ×21, Ladder ×1
  8. Layer 8 Cherry Leaves ×23, Red Concrete ×12, Spruce Planks ×12, Ladder ×1
  9. Layer 9 Red Concrete ×12, White Concrete ×9, Glass Pane ×3, Ladder ×1
  10. Layer 10 Red Concrete ×12, White Concrete ×12, Lantern ×4, Ladder ×1
  11. Layer 11 Dark Oak Planks ×48, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×40, Deepslate Tiles ×32, Ladder ×1
  12. Layer 12 Dark Oak Planks ×48, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×36, Ladder ×1
  13. Layer 13 Spruce Planks ×12, Red Concrete ×4
  14. Layer 14 White Concrete ×9, Red Concrete ×4, Glass Pane ×3
  15. Layer 15 White Concrete ×12, Lantern ×4, Red Concrete ×4
  16. Layer 16 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×32, Dark Oak Planks ×25, Deepslate Tiles ×24
  17. Layer 17 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×28, Dark Oak Planks ×25
  18. Layer 18 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×16, Deepslate Tiles ×9
  19. Layer 19 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×8, Deepslate Tiles ×1
  20. Layer 20 Block of Gold ×1
  21. Layer 21 Iron Bars ×1
  22. Layer 22 Iron Bars ×1
  23. Layer 23 Iron Bars ×1
  24. Layer 24 Block of Gold ×1