Minecraft Island Monastery

View from the SE. Library at bottom center , docks at right, bell tower at left, church at top and dormitory at center right.

View from the SW. Bell tower in foreground with connecting bridge from the Abbot's house in center. To the right is the dining hall and library with connected courtyard. Church at top left. View of cemetery island beyond.

View from the NW. Cemetery in foreground with featured stained-glass window of the church in the background. Side view of the dormitory below the church at left.

View from the NE. Clearer view of the dorm at bottom right, near the docks. Partial view of the walled garden in front of the library and dining hall.

View of the monastery from the docks as visitors would see it upon arrival.

After passing through the entrance, looking down the main courtyard with the community well at right. Root cellar and storage at center, passed the walled garden.

Left from the main entrance is the library. Pictured behind one of the island's feral chickens is one of the few shrines spotted throughout the monastery.

Study area of the library as viewed from its entrance. Around the corner at the right is the corridor to the dining hall and the main library collection.

Main library collection as viewed from the library's rear entrance (corridor from the dining hall)

Connecting corridor to the dining hall as viewed from the library. At right is the entrance to the private courtyard.

Central water feature of the private courtyard

Wide-angle view of the private courtyard

Dining hall. Back entrance from the library is at left, while front entrance is at right

Base of the stairs to the church as viewed from the dining hall entrance. The front door to the Abbot's house at left.

Front door of the Abbot's house as viewed from the bottom of the church stairs (right) and main entrance to the dining hall (left)

Abbot's sitting area in the front of the house

Abbot's kitchen with back door to private yard

View of the Abbot's private yard and connecting bridge to the monastery bell tower

Abbot's dining area (left) and kitchen (right) as viewed from the back yard door.

Abbot's bedroom with stairs to the sitting area at right and door to upper deck area

Abbot's outdoor sitting area on the upper deck level. View of the church above.

Church front entrance

View of stained-glass feature of the church at center, along with the pulpit.

Another view of the church interior, with pews and carpeting

Top view of the walled garden from the church stairs. Also pictured at bottom right is the secondary staircase from the dining hall entrance that leads to the root cellar dug into the rock face.

Shrine of Notch on the secondary stairs as viewed descending from the dining hall toward the root cellar.

Root cellar / storage area for the monastery.

View from the back of the root cellar

Feral chicken in front of the walled garden where the monks grow their food. Second staircase pictured at left.

Feral chickens roam by the central well, mocking the penned animals in the stables.

View of the stables where the cow, sheep and pig reside.

Interior of the dormitory. Each monk is afforded a single chest... because they're pious.

View of the dormitory from the back.

The monastery used a secondary island as their burial ground. Pictured is the what is left of the entrance.

A line of graves on the cemetery island. Bell tower in background.

Another view of the crumbling cemetery, with a rear view of the monastery church in the background.

Sunset view from the SE.

Sunset view from the SW.

Sunset view from the W. Cemetery island pictured at left.

Sunset view from the NE.

Ariel view of the sunset from the NE, overlooking the monastery.