Place a Structure (/place)

Generate a village, ancient city, or any structure at your location. Run: /place structure minecraft:ancient_city. Generates a full vanilla structure — ancient city, village, bastion, stronghold, and more — starting at your position. Structures generate below/around you exactly as world generation would build them. Try minecraft:village_plains, minecraft:bastion_remnant, or minecraft:end_city. Warning: big structures permanently overwrite the terrain they occupy. Works on Java Edition 26.2. Last verified June 2026.

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

/place structure minecraft:ancient_city

Java: yes
Bedrock: no
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Stand where you want the structure to generate (for an ancient city, go to the depth it belongs at).
Paste the command, or type /place structure and browse the autocomplete list of structure IDs.
Press Enter — generation is instant and cannot be undone.

Frequently asked questions

Does Place a Structure (/place) work on Bedrock Edition?

Bedrock has no /place command for world-generated structures. The Bedrock /structure command only loads structures you saved yourself with structure blocks.

Do you need OP or cheats enabled to use Place a Structure (/place)?

Yes — you need operator permissions (OP) on a server, or cheats enabled in your world settings (Java: open to LAN with cheats on; Bedrock: enable cheats in world settings).

Can Place a Structure (/place) be used in a command block?

Yes — paste the command into a command block and activate it with a button or redstone signal. Remove the leading slash when using a command block.

Does Place a Structure (/place) work in multiplayer?

Yes — the command works the same in multiplayer as in singleplayer. Operator permissions may be required depending on your server settings.