5 best Minecraft castle designs for Java Edition

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Players can take inspiration from real-life castles and try to re-create them in their Minecraft world. Players can find various stone blocks with similar color and texture to castles in the real world. Redditor u/Voenixx_ built a beautiful replica of Drachenburg castle in Germany.

Real-life castles

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Dark oak planks and logs are some of the most beautiful blocks in Minecraft. Due to its dark color and texture, dark oak fits well with many types of blocks. Using them with stone and other grayish blocks, players can create beautiful castles in Minecraft.

Medieval themed castle using dark oak

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Using only one chunk (16x16 block area) to build a castle may sound ridiculous to some readers. However, anything is possible when a player is creative enough. Redditor u/Rowanaboat_06 created an inspiring cute castle in just one chunk.

A one-chunk castle

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Japanese architecture has always inspired many Minecrafters to build various buildings, like towers, shrines, and castles. Reddit user u/fec3000 came up with a beautiful Japanese castle based on Kumamoto Castle located in Kumamoto prefecture. Using stairs and slabs, players can give shape to their builds.

Japanese castle

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Almost everything looks good when done in a larger scale. While it indeed requires days of effort, a mega castle is just beautiful. Redditor u/chopchop627 built a mega castle using diorite and granite blocks for survival with his friends.

Mega castles

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