When you acquire a castle, your goal is to recoup your investment. Towering spires, massive defensive walls, super spooky ghosts, and ideally a large body of water surrounding it on all sides are essential. But we all know how real estate agents can be. “Ghosts aren’t real!” they say. “We’re not real estate agents!” they insist. “Please leave my house and stop haunting the cat!” they also exclaim.
Sigh. I don’t know. It seems like they don’t want the Supreme Leader sitting in a tall tower presiding over oppressed peasants as they toil on barren land to produce more coffee, cheeseburgers, and cooler structures in Minecraft Pocket Edition. Ugh, housing market, am I right?
Fortunately, I later discovered that some builders from the Harmony Blocks team were working on my dream home. Unfortunately, they named it “Castle of Harmony,” which doesn’t exactly inspire fear and loyalty among terrified followers. Hmmm. Perhaps it’s just the Castle of Harm? I’ll think about it.
Just three days later, the trio working on the Castle of Harmony—known as Umut, Edin, and Etiras—completed it. Spires, walls, an abundance of water, and everything else. Now all I need is to advertise for an ethereal roommate with at least 200 years of experience. The structure even has an atmosphere of otherworldly gothic fantasy included in the build! Brilliant!
When I asked the Harmony Blocks group how they came up with the idea to construct this place, they explained how anything can spark inspiration for building in Minecraft. “There are many ways to find inspiration,” they said. “You might watch a movie and see something in it, or you could do some research and suddenly feel inspired, but ultimately, you won’t always be motivated by something.”
I believe that’s a truth we can all relate to in Minecraft PE. It’s almost as if autocracy inspires me. “We were inspired by a photo we found online,” says Harmony Blocks. “We simply discovered it and brought it into Minecraft Pocket Edition.”
This eerily designed castle inspired the construction of Harmony Blocks.
The Castle of Harmony resembles both gothic architecture and fairy tale castles. Personally, I adore the color and shape composition, with its fiery red main structure towering sharply against the dull metallic gray of the defensive wall. The castle feels like it could be plucked straight from a fantasy world and placed right into our own reality, somewhere in Germany or Austria. The curved towers and turrets, with their cold stone exterior accented in red above, share striking similarities with actual castles nestled in the Austrian mountains in MCPE.
Harmony Blocks also mention that their favorite things to build come from medieval and sci-fi worlds. The construction absolutely reflects the medieval aspect; it looks positively feudal in design. All it lacks is a coat of arms and the legacy of a king who met a gruesome end after being betrayed by his queen, but I can take care of that. Alas, the creators themselves had no terrifying story behind their design.
Harmony Blocks further state that their preferred themes for building stem from medieval and science fiction realms. The creation clearly embodies the medieval element, appearing quite feudal in its design. What it needs is a heraldry and the tragic history of a king who died horrifically after his queen’s betrayal, but I’m willing to handle that. Sadly, the creators lacked any chilling narrative regarding their own construction in Minecraft Pocket Edition.
“There’s no backstory to this build,” states Harmony Blocks. “It’s a planned endeavor. We have specific methods, we create a blueprint, and then we construct. The only reason we do this is because we love building in Minecraft Pocket Edition.”
So what advice would they give someone wanting to create something similar? “Never give up. Eventually, you’ll do great work.”
If you’re interested in getting to know the Castle of Harmony better before applying for the role of my wicked poltergeist, you can check it out here! Note that you must have been dead for at least 200 years or possess equivalent experience in the field.
