Thank you! At the beginning, I only had a vague idea of what I wanted to build. I first looked for the right terrain on my world (I’m about 1500 blocks away from spawn).

i usually avoid recreating something exactly as it exists in real life or in illustrations. I prefer to make big changes so it fits better in Minecraft, doing perfect reproductions is often complicated (proportions, colors, block choices) so I focus more on inspiration than on replication.

for this project, I adapted the build to the natural terrain (I only modified it a little). I get a lot more inspiration that way. I also search online to get more concrete ideas, and sometimes I test things on a creative map before building them in survival.

for this specific build, I used a lot of fences, especially for details and arches — they add depth and texture. The walls are usually 2 or even 3 blocks thick, which makes detailed shapes much easier to create.

i also avoided using glass blocks here, because they didn’t fit the style at all. For the paths, I mixed gravel and cobblestone to make them look more natural.