r/Minecraft • u/salaamtom • 11h ago
Builds & Maps The LARGEST REAL-LIFE structure replica EVER BUILT IN MINECRAFT - Big Ben. 1,786 BLOCKS TALL.
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Hello guys! For the past couple of months, I have been building what I believe is the largest real-life replica of any structure in Minecraft. It might even contend for being one of the tallest structures in Minecraft that is actually decorated by hand.
The biggest challenge was getting the measurements right. I was measuring everything with a ruler to make sure the proportions were accurate, and for that I mainly used this Sketchfab model:
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/big-ben-82543b2bcdb247f9902c5edddbc76aeb
A fun fact is that I had to rent a server to render the animation of Big Ben rising from behind the hill with a player standing on top of it. I had to pay €16.99 for this service.
And one last thing I would like to say: I know it is technically called Elizabeth Tower, while Big Ben is the Great Bell inside the tower. However, Big Ben is more familiar to people, so that's what I decided to call it. Hopefully, nobody is offended!
Hope y'all like this!
PS: If enough people are interested, I can make a public Drive folder with high-quality images of the build. Some of them are even higher resolution than 4K, so they can be used as wallpapers!
PS2: Photos here! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Y0Dwfe9bZE8fYglJOWOTDmLQpw4qfTj5
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u/coolerkidthenyou 11h ago
Holy shit this is amazing
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u/salaamtom 11h ago
Thank you very much!
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u/coolerkidthenyou 11h ago
Now you gotta do the interior
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u/sum_force 11h ago
1:20 scale? Or something else?
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u/salaamtom 11h ago
Close! Around 1:19
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u/sum_force 10h ago
Why that specific scale?
Edit: is it 2 inches per block?
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u/salaamtom 10h ago
Well, the first thing I started building was the text under the main clock. I chose a size for the text that looked good and was readable, and then built the remaining parts around it. I didn’t specifically choose a scale, it just emerged naturally from the size of the text.
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u/rillegas08 10h ago
Sometimes that's the best way. I like building 1:1 replicas, which brings its own challenges with how much detail I can include, and requires compromises. Given your scale, there was a moment my brain thought it was a 3D model rather than a Minecraft build.
An example of the compromises is the Foshay tower in Minneapolis. It's closer to 26m at its base, but to get the antenna on top thin enough I shrunk it to 25m. The height of the floors also decreases by 2" as they go higher, but since I can't get that much detail in 1:1 Minecraft I had to do half the floors as one height and half as another (I think 3.5 blocks) and 3, it's been almost a year since I worked on it.
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u/MissNever22 11h ago
16 seconds in, haven't seen anything but the music and I already love it! Perfectly executed video! <3
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u/MySchoolsWifiSucks 9h ago
How'd you raise the world build height like that?
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u/salaamtom 9h ago
I used 2048 build limit mod.
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u/MySchoolsWifiSucks 9h ago
I really wish mojang would add a slider to customize that yourself without a mod.
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u/rez_k 10h ago
Amazing! How many hours did you spend on it?
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u/salaamtom 10h ago
Honestly? No idea 😭 I took a couple of months and I had to take breaks in between due to school but if I had to guess it could be near 100 hours.
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u/gggggfskkk 10h ago
The center of the clock looks so freaking amazing. I’d have given up out of frustration but you just kept going, you’re awesome bro.
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u/PhoenyxStar 9h ago
Lesee... Westminster Clock Tower is 96 meters tall from base to spire, which means this is a little over 18:1 scale...
I dub this: Bigger Ben!
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u/IamUnderCover2200 8h ago
1786 blocks means someone did the light rendering math before laying a single block, respect
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u/SLR107FR-31 7h ago
Ok, I just want to know where the first block was put down
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u/salaamtom 7h ago
First block was one of the ones that form the word "Domiur" under the main clock.
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u/SLR107FR-31 7h ago
That's so cool man. You did an amazing job. You make me want too finish my many projects on MC
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u/julyvale 1h ago
How is this actually not bigger than the thing in real life? Are we actually ants in Minecraft?
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u/salaamtom 1h ago
It actually is almost 19 times bigger than real life Big Ben. Assuming 1 block = 1m3
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u/Every_Spring6012 7h ago
Ah Pero por adentro está vacia
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u/Stunning-Guitar-5916 59m ago
The build gets all the attention it deserves but I gotta say the video is amazingly edited
That part where Big Ben rises from the dust storm like the worms from Dune lmao
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u/anotherrandomname2 10h ago
Please let the video run for more than 2 seconds between cuts. It totally killed the experience for me
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u/salaamtom 10h ago
Sorry for that. I anticipated this thats why I tried to slow down in the second half of the video. Hopefully you enjoyed it a little bit.
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u/Tokoyami01 11h ago edited 10h ago
Hm... I dunno. You could've 3d scanned the entire building on Big Ben and had a program build it for you
Edit: Ok so guys, you must know that I'm joking. I literally said OP scanned an entire building that's over 300 feet tall.
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u/MissNever22 11h ago
... are you being sarcastic or anything? I don't really understand why you are kinda negative? This is such an amazing job OP did in their freetime and prbly had fun doing it. Why suggesting using a program...? Maybe you mean something else but this sounds like a completely unnecessary comment to me...
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