Minecraft, the megahit video game, comes with a creative mode that lets players construct whatever they want from the game’s characteristic blocky elements. Many kids will experiment with building houses and castles, but serious creators invest many hours building elaborate constructions.

This rendition of the Villa La Rotonda, originally by architect Andrea Palladio but made in Minecraft by a two-person team from a company called BlockWorks, took a week to make. It’s one of dozens of constructions in a new book called “Beautiful Minecraft.”

The art of Minecraft: Building beauty, block by block