Middle Eastern Tower Tutorial

While this tutorial covers how to build an entire tower, many of the techniques explained could be used in a variety of settings.

Some 2x2x3 slopes make simple buttresses on the three sides of the tower that don’t have a door. On the door side I used a couple white jumper plates to give a half stud offset to the door frame.

The door itself is made up of two layers of plates covered with dark brown tiles. A few 2×2 brackets are used to attach the door.

White half arches fit well with the middle eastern style.

The slot in the center of these walls will be filled with a cheese slope mosaic.

The pattern starts with some studs up dark tan cheese.

Then more cheese slopes are stacked in place.

Continuing the pattern.

A plate added across the top gives enough friction to hold the cheese slopes in place.

Tooth plates attached to technic bricks give a bit of decoration over the doorway.

And with a few more jumper plates the doorway is brought back into alignment with the rest of the tower.

Simple patterns of alternating colors are one of my favorite techniques to use in Middle Eastern settings. And once again jumper plates are used to give half stud offsets – this time for some windows.

The windows themselves are basic bricks with inverted slopes used to make pointed arches. Black bricks behind the openings simulate depth behind the openings.

The same pattern as before is repeated around the third story, with some log bricks added on top.

The final touch is cheese crenelations – more for decoration than defensive purpose.

And that’s it! Hopefully you enjoyed this tutorial, and found some of the techniques covered useful. Let us know in the comments below if you have any questions!