Uncharted territories and new worlds lie beyond the pixelated screen of Minecraft.
Players of the video game often take to building lifelike creations, inspired by both reality and fiction alike. Thousands of hours pass as players, either flying solo or working as a group, attempt to recreate Hogwarts, Middle Earth or the entirety of Denmark within the game's seemingly endless map.
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The game, whose parent company Mojang was recently purchased by Microsoft for $2.5 billion, fosters an enormous wealth of virtual imagination.
From the Mona Lisa to the ruins of the Titanic, here are 10 incredibly realistic Minecraft creations.
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