Minecraft Tutorial: Gothic Architecture part 6: Crossings Lanterns and Spires (Oh my) @shells124

Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

The final tutorial in my Gothic Architecture Series in Minecraft. Today we're learning how to build octagons, the crossing, lanterns, and spires.

00:22 Octagon Tutorial
05:02 Crossing Layout
10:50 Lantern
24:25 Spire
32:16 Closing Remarks

I apologize for the sound quality in this video. I had the gain set way too high while recording and no amount of video editing could fix it. I promise to do better in the future.

As promised, now that I have finished making all my Gothic Architecture tutorial videos, here's the World Download!

dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/229i4t5j82vmrcq/Gothic%20Architecture%20Tutorial.zip?dl=0

Minecraft Tutorial: Gothic Architecture part 6: Crossings Lanterns and Spires (Oh my)

$Minecraft Command Block Doors Tutorial A tutorial on how to make functioning doors of any size in Minecraft using commands. Commands Used *Note that anything written in all caps are not part of the command and are written for instructional purposes only. Summon Interaction Entity: /summon interaction INSERT COORDINATES {width:1f,height:1f,Tags:[door,wooden,south]} Scoreboard Commands: /scoreboard objectives add door dummy /scoreboard players add @e[tag=door] door 0 Closed/Opened State Commands: /execute as @e[tag=door] if score @s door matches 0 on target run scoreboard players set @e[tag=door,nbt={interaction:{}}] door 2 /execute as @e[tag=door,nbt={interaction:{}}] run data remove entity @s interaction Closing/Opening State Commands: /execute at @e[tag=door,scores={door=1}] as @e[tag=door,scores={door=1}] run scoreboard players set @s door 1 YES I KNOW THIS COMMAND DOES NOTHING /execute at @e[tag=door,tag=wooden,scores={door=1}] as @e[tag=door,tag=wooden,scores={door=1}] run playsound minecraft:block.wooden_door.close block @a ~ ~ ~ 1 1 /execute at @e[tag=door,tag=wooden,tag=south,scores={door=1}] as @e[tag=door,tag=wooden,tag=south,scores={door=1}] run clone INSERT COORDINATES ~ ~ ~-1 /execute at @e[tag=door,scores={door=1}] as @e[tag=door,scores={door=1}] run scoreboard players set @s door 0 Redstone Activated Commands: /execute as @e[tag=door,scores={door=0},distance=..3,limit=1] run scoreboard players set @s door 2 /execute as @e[tag=door,scores={door=3},distance=..3,limit=1] run scoreboard players set @s door 1 Block Display Commands: /summon block_display INSERT COORDINATES {Tags:[door,display,wooden],transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[0f,0f,0f],scale:[2f,1.5f,1f]},block_state:{Name:minecraft:oak_door,Properties:{facing:south,half:upper,hinge:right,open:false}}} /summon block_display INSERT COORDINATES {Tags:[door,display],transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[0f,0f,0f],scale:[2f,1.5f,1f]},block_state:{Name:minecraft:oak_door,Properties:{facing:south,half:lower,hinge:right,open:false}}} /execute as @e[tag=door,tag=display,scores={door=2}] run data merge entity @s {transformation:{left_rotation:[0f,-1f,0f,1f],right_rotation:[0f,0f,0f,1f],translation:[0.15f,0f,0f],scale:[2f,1.5f,1f]},start_interpolation:0,interpolation_duration:5} Resources for summoning block displays: Cloud Wolfs Block Display tutorial https://youtu.be/bwPWfUbcZxE?si=k8goulhbf4B9cNM- Transformation Visualizer https://misode.github.io/transformation/ MC Stacker https://mcstacker.net/$

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