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Archways are a surprisingly useful form of structure to know how to build in Minecraft. There are several common types of builds, such as castles, bridges, walls, and cathedrals, that use them in large numbers as part of their aesthetics. This makes having a repertoire of arch designs quite useful for any builder looking to get better.
This article lists 10 amazing archway designs, along with tips for creating them within a survival world. These designs should inspire any number of projects that might need an arch.
10 great archway designs for building in Minecraft
1) Castle gate arch
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Minecraft castle gate archways are fantastic examples of how to use arches in other projects. These builds feature large, ornate walls with a functional doorway in the middle. These doors are normally situated within some kind of archway, made of stone and wood to match the medieval aesthetic.
These arches can be made even better by adding walkways and towers to the tops of the walls, which are great places to use some of the archways found below.
2) Decaying arch
One of the most interesting ways to spice up a build is to add some decay and weathering to it. Many of Minecraft's structures fit within this overgrown, ruined aesthetic. Thus, an archway made in this style would fit in perfectly.
Some easy ways to add weathering to a build are to replace regular stone with cracked stone and mossy stone, or by removing blocks here and there to represent material being lost.
3) Watchtower arch
Watchtower arches build on the concepts touched on with castle gates. The archways that make up any large-scale walls will eventually have to reach back to the ground. The points where two arches meet are great foundations for builds like watchtowers, which would have historically been placed along these castle walls.
These can also act as rooms for useful base features, such as a Minecraft enchanting area, storage room, or super-smelter, giving them a utility outside of their aesthetic.
4) Natural arch
Natural arches use very different materials from others. Rather than processed stone, wood, and brick blocks, they utilize leaf blocks, stone, dirt, vines, Minecraft flowers, and other similar natural blocks. This makes them useful for spicing up farm builds or when working within forest biomes.
5) Nether arch
Nether-block-based arches are similar to natural ones in that they also use uncommon building materials, such as nether bricks, red nether bricks, lava, netherrack, blackstone, and bone blocks. These arches are useful for designing custom Nether fortresses or a Minecraft survival base built in the dimension.
6) Medieval-inspired arc
Medieval archways are still cheap to make, combining wood, stone, and other similar rustic early-game materials. This makes them look much more impressive, for very little additional work. This style of arch is common in bridges found within medieval builds.
7) Walkway arches
One of the most important parts of a survival world is the paths that take players between important areas, like enchanting rooms, villager trading halls, and storage rooms. Keeping these paths walled off is a great way to stay safe while adding arches to these walkway walls is a great way to make them look nice.
The materials used for these archways come down to personal preference, but it is recommended to find something that matches the biome or surrounding terrain.
8) Fancy marble arch
Quartz is a useful material when building. Its Minecraft ore is common within the Nether, and its texture strongly resembles real-world marble. This makes quartz great for decorative projects like archways, as it fits within the aesthetics of modern architecture thanks to its smooth, bright texture. The additional quartz variants are also useful when working on fancy marble arches.
9) Stone arch
Stone archways might not be as exciting as their Nether and castle siblings, but they are still incredibly handy to know how to build. They use stone, cobblestone, stone bricks, and their brick and cracked variants, making them incredible choices for medieval Minecraft builds.
10) Wooden arch
Simple wooden arches are similar to stone arches, as they are easy to make and require early-game resources to build. These arches use nothing but logs, planks, and other easy-to-acquire wooden items, meaning they're incredible for adding a bit of flair to early-game Minecraft builds.
