Minecraft builders are renovating the 1.19 update's cities from the past as if they never got destroyed. As if the dark and gloomy weren't daunting enough, intrepid builders are tearing off entire revamps of Minecraft 1.19's massive new ancient cities. Just a bit of light building between other projects. The massive structures destroyed by time deep beneath are frightening by default: ruined pillars dotting the dark, covered in sculk blocks , and screaming shrieks ready to summon the warden if you don't tip-toe through their territory. Perhaps the wardens are just angry because their homes have fallen into disrepair. These builders are restoring old cities to their glory of the past. Some have been completely overhauled with lush cave plants to prove that they used be thriving cities. Others add legends of their own and light up the darkness with a plethora of bright blocks. At least one decided to keep the spooky feel. Maybe the ancient cities were always risky. The most bold builders have completed their builds in the strictest of ways, not being creative. I'm not going to do that. These builds make use of the top Minecraft texture packs and shaders to create vivid auras. Here are some of the most original and stunning designs for ancient cities, along with links to the creators. This isn't the end of the amazing Minecrafting. We've also gathered some really impressive desert temple redesigns, underwater bases, and numerous other top Minecraft designs. The restored city of Unsorted Guy rolls back the dark and deep to a time before it was surrounded by wardens and sculk. In this build showcase (opens in new tab), Unsorted Guy explains how he began by replacing all the sculk with deepslate blocks, converted the ceilings to stalactites, and brought in a lot of leaves and vines from the lush caves. Along with restoring all the structures, Unsorted Guy relocates some grass blocks and creates an aquisition, and even constructs his own version of an ancient city farm. This place was once alive. With all that water, the final build definitely has a sort of hidden mountain city feel to it. I'm getting massive Atlantis vibes from this reimagined ancient city created by Andyisyoda. There's a lot of greenery being added to this site.  Minecraft-texture-packs I guess no one would like to think that these underground cities were always gray and colorless, huh? The build timelapse embedded below shows Andyisyoda building incredible bridges over a layer water, all dripping in vines. They also kept some of the spookiness alive with a lava moat that circles the giant portal. By the end the game, they've created a complete sunken city that is surrounded by towers, huge draping greenery, and walls of lights. Fixxitt412 managed to design an entire city by hand, and in hardcore survival mode. This means that there is no existence after death. It took Fixxitt412 100 days. The construction of Fixxitt is also lush with manicured areas that are brimming with flowers and farms. But, they haven't eliminated all sculk completely. This is good. The structure has a mystical feel to it, with lots and lots of lights and stained-glass emanating from the copper conduits that are at the top of the central portal. There are even houses for villagers to live in the darkness. I'm wondering how long they'll survive. Another lush subterranean city was built by RandomGgames (opens in new tab) and OceanManRulesZaWardo. This one is more shady and may be as abandoned as other ancient cities. It is surrounded by a lot of leaves, vines, and classic glowstone blocks to light it, just like other beautiful green buildings. It looks like the pair have gotten rid of nearly all the sculk, and replaced it with wood walkways and deepslate arches. This "build" is actually two screenshots (opens in a new tab), not a fully fleshed-out undercity, but it's such an awesome image that I couldn't help to share it with all the other people in the room. This is the exact opposite of all the tranquil green and serene recreations that Seggie has made of the old city. If Seggie ever did a full-on investigation of this I am sure it would wind up looking like a more terrifying place than Nether fortresses. The skull archway and the blue flames are genuinely terrifying. This is not an actual Minecraft build. It's an actual Lego set design based off the ancient cities crafted by Veyniac540 (opens in new tab). It's very cool. They've also put together building instructions and parts list if you want to build it yourself (opens in a new tab). That is, after you're done building things inside Minecraft.