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	The monument is constructed entirely from variants of [[Minecraft:prismarine]] and lit by [[Minecraft:sea lantern]]s. It includes a large central section flanked by two wings. Under the monument are 23 giant pillars that stretch to the ocean floor. The main entrance is located at the front of the central section. The base size of the structure is 58×58 blocks. Thus, the ocean monument (the location where [[Minecraft:guardian]]s and [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s spawn) area is 3,364 square blocks.		The monument is constructed entirely from variants of [[Minecraft:prismarine]] and lit by [[Minecraft:sea lantern]]s. It includes a large central section flanked by two wings. Under the monument are 23 giant pillars that stretch to the ocean floor. The main entrance is located at the front of the central section. The base size of the structure is 58×58 blocks. Thus, the ocean monument (the location where [[Minecraft:guardian]]s and [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s spawn) area is 3,364 square blocks.
			[[File:Sponge room.png\|left\|thumb\|Certain rooms in the monument contain wet sponges.]]
	[[File:~~MonumentOcean3~~.png\|thumb~~\|left~~\|Certain rooms in the monument contain wet sponges.]]

	The central section consists of various types of chambers. The chambers are randomly generated; each monument has a different number of rooms (at least six) arranged in a unique manner. Small random connections can generate inside by edges. The chambers connect vertically and horizontally to the different parts of the monument, including the left and right wings. At the topmost room resides an elder guardian. Around the center of the central section lies the treasure chamber, a tall room with eight [[Minecraft:blocks of gold]] encased in [[Minecraft:dark prismarine]].		The central section consists of various types of chambers. The chambers are randomly generated; each monument has a different number of rooms (at least six) arranged in a unique manner. Small random connections can generate inside by edges. The chambers connect vertically and horizontally to the different parts of the monument, including the left and right wings. At the topmost room resides an elder guardian. Around the center of the central section lies the treasure chamber, a tall room with eight [[Minecraft:blocks of gold]] encased in [[Minecraft:dark prismarine]].

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	=== Config ===		=== Config ===
	{{el\|java}}:		{{el\|java}}:
	<section begin="config"/><div class="treeview">		<section begin="config" /><div class="treeview">
	*{{nbt\|compound}} Structure configuration		*{{nbt\|compound}} Structure configuration
	**{{nbt\|string\|type}}: {{cd\|minecraft:ocean_monument}}		**{{nbt\|string\|type}}: {{cd\|minecraft:ocean_monument}}
	** {{Nbt inherit/structure}}		** {{Nbt inherit/structure}}
	</div><section end="config"/>		</div><section end="config" />

	== Achievements ==		== Achievements ==
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	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:~~MonumentOcean1~~.png\|A ~~view of~~ an ocean monument ~~from above~~		File:Ocean Monument Vibrant Visuals.png\|A look at an ocean monument
	File:~~Monument Shadow.png\|A view of an ocean~~ monument ~~from a distance~~		File:Ocean monument maze.png\|The maze
	~~File:MonumentOcean2~~.png\|The ~~treasure chamber~~		File:Ocean monument center.png\|The treasure in the ocean monument, with some dark prismarine blocks removed to show the gold
	File:~~OceanMonument GoldBlocks~~.png\|The treasure ~~(8 [[Minecraft:blocks of gold]]) uncovered~~
	~~File:Ocean Monument with water.png\|The~~ ocean monument ~~generates~~ with ~~[[Minecraft:water]] around it, separate from~~ the ~~world generation~~
	~~File:LavaOceanMonument.png\|An ocean monument that spawned in a [[Minecraft:lava]] [[Minecraft:ocean]]~~
	File:Elder Guardian In Monument.png\|An [[Minecraft:elder guardian]] spreading its spikes		File:Elder Guardian In Monument.png\|An [[Minecraft:elder guardian]] spreading its spikes
	File:~~Liveguardian~~.png\|An elder guardian ~~found somewhere~~ in the ocean monument		File:Side rooms of monument.png\|One of the sides of an ocean monument, with an elder guardian
			File:Elder guardian in monument.png\|The uppermost room in an ocean monument
			File:Top of ocean monument.png\|Outer view of the top of an ocean monument
			File:Monuments at night.png\|Ocean monuments are easily spottable in the distance at night, due to the light near the water surface.
			File:StarterSeed 8438280864103146561.png\|An ocean monument close to a [[Minecraft:village]]
			File:Monument in frozen ocean.png\|An ocean monument in a [[Minecraft:Deep Frozen Ocean\|deep frozen ocean]]
			File:Monument with mushroom fields.png\|An ocean monument that cut through some terrain of [[Minecraft:Mushroom Fields\|mushroom fields]]
	File:MonumentMapLarge.png\|A map of an ocean monument		File:MonumentMapLarge.png\|A map of an ocean monument
	~~File:Ice Monument.png\|An ocean monument in a deep-frozen ocean, below the [[Minecraft:ice]] {{in\|Bedrock}}~~
	~~File:Underground ocean monument.png\|An ocean monument that has generated underground in an amplified world~~
	~~File:Ocean monument odd generation.png\|An ocean monument truncated by overlapping pre-existing chunks during generation~~
	~~File:Geode monument.png\|An [[Minecraft:amethyst geode]] intersecting an ocean monument~~
	~~File:Carved Out Monument.png\|An ocean monument from the inside, drained and with only the outer walls left~~
	File:Ocean Monument Ahead.png\|The Ocean Monument Ahead [[Minecraft:seed template]] thumbnail		File:Ocean Monument Ahead.png\|The Ocean Monument Ahead [[Minecraft:seed template]] thumbnail
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	=== Mojang ~~screenshots~~ ===		=== Mojang images ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:DesertTemple JungeTemple OceanMonument.png\|A comparison between a [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]], [[Minecraft:jungle pyramid]], and an ocean monument		File:DesertTemple JungeTemple OceanMonument.png\|A comparison between a [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]], [[Minecraft:jungle pyramid]], and an ocean monument

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	== Generation ==		== Generation ==
	Ocean monuments generate in areas with deep ocean biome variants everywhere within a 16 block square radius around the center point, and an aquatic biome ~~(regular/deep/frozen ocean or regular/frozen river)~~ everywhere within a 29 block square radius around the center point. In order to prevent air pockets, water generates around the monument as a part of the structure. The four blocks in the exact middle always generate each in a different chunk. It is the largest structure that does not contain a loot [[Minecraft:chest]] and the largest structure found underwater. An ocean monument can also overwrite other structures like [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s during generation. A maximum of one ocean monument may generate in every 512×512 block area.		Ocean monuments generate in areas with deep ocean biome variants everywhere within a 16 block square radius around the center point, and an aquatic biome everywhere within a 29 block square radius around the center point. In order to prevent air pockets, water generates around the monument as a part of the structure. The four blocks in the exact middle always generate each in a different chunk. It is the largest structure that does not contain a loot [[Minecraft:chest]] and the largest structure found underwater. An ocean monument can also overwrite other structures like [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s during generation. A maximum of one ocean monument may generate in every 512×512 block area.

	{{IN\|Bedrock}}, ocean monuments always generate at the same [[Minecraft:Altitude\|Y-level]], with the top of the roof always at Y=56. Seafloor surrounding the monument is cut off if it is higher than the monument's base.		{{IN\|Bedrock}}, ocean monuments always generate at the same [[Minecraft:Altitude\|Y-level]], with the top of the roof always at Y=56. Seafloor surrounding the monument is cut off if it is higher than the monument's base.

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.9\|dev=15w46a\|Ocean monuments now require a larger area of deep ocean at the center to generate.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.9\|dev=15w46a\|Ocean monuments now require a larger area of deep ocean at the center to generate.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w39a\|Added ocean [[Minecraft:explorer map]]s, which guide players to ocean monuments.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w39a\|Added ocean [[Minecraft:explorer map]]s, which guide players to ocean monuments.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=18w19a\|Ocean monuments now generate ~~centred~~ on a chunk corner, rather than in the middle of a chunk as previously}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=18w19a\|Ocean monuments now generate centered on a chunk corner, rather than in the middle of a chunk as previously}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=pre10\|Ocean monuments no longer generate in existing chunks.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=pre10\|Ocean monuments no longer generate in existing chunks.}}
	}}		}}

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.9\|dev=15w46a\|Ocean monuments now require a larger area of deep ocean at the center to generate.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.9\|dev=15w46a\|Ocean monuments now require a larger area of deep ocean at the center to generate.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w39a\|Added ocean [[Minecraft:explorer map]]s, which guide players to ocean monuments.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w39a\|Added ocean [[Minecraft:explorer map]]s, which guide players to ocean monuments.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=pre10\|Ocean monuments no longer ~~generates~~ in existing chunks.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=18w19a\|Ocean monuments now generate centred on a chunk corner, rather than in the middle of a chunk as previously}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=pre10\|Ocean monuments no longer generate in existing chunks.}}
	}}		}}

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	{{relevant tutorial\|Conquering an ocean monument}}		{{relevant tutorial\|Conquering an ocean monument}}
	'''Ocean monuments''', also known as simply '''monuments''', are rare underwater [[Minecraft:structure]]s found in [[Minecraft:deep ocean]] [[Minecraft:biome]]s and variants. They are inhabited by [[Minecraft:guardian]]s and [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s. They are the only place where [[Minecraft:sponge]]s can be found and one of the two places where [[Minecraft:prismarine]] can be found; the other being [[Minecraft:ocean ruins]].		'''Ocean monuments''', also known as simply '''monuments''', are rare underwater [[Minecraft:structure]]s found in [[Minecraft:deep ocean]] [[Minecraft:biome]]s and variants. They are inhabited by [[Minecraft:guardian]]s and [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s. They are the only place where [[Minecraft:sponge]]s can be found and one of the two places where [[Minecraft:prismarine]] can be found; the other being [[Minecraft:cold ocean ruins]].

	== Generation ==		== Generation ==

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Minecraft:Tutorial:~~Defeating~~ an ocean monument\|~~Defeating~~ an ocean monument]]		* [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Conquering an ocean monument\|Conquering an ocean monument]]
	* [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Guardian farming\|Guardian farming]]		* [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Guardian farming\|Guardian farming]]

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	\| canspawn = No		\| canspawn = No
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	{{relevant tutorial\|~~Defeating~~ an ocean monument}}		{{relevant tutorial\|Conquering an ocean monument}}
	'''Ocean monuments''', also known as simply '''monuments''', are rare underwater [[Minecraft:structure]]s found in [[Minecraft:deep ocean]] [[Minecraft:biome]]s and variants. They are inhabited by [[Minecraft:guardian]]s and [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s. They are the only place where [[Minecraft:sponge]]s can be found and one of the two places where [[Minecraft:prismarine]] can be found; the other being [[Minecraft:ocean ruins]].		'''Ocean monuments''', also known as simply '''monuments''', are rare underwater [[Minecraft:structure]]s found in [[Minecraft:deep ocean]] [[Minecraft:biome]]s and variants. They are inhabited by [[Minecraft:guardian]]s and [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s. They are the only place where [[Minecraft:sponge]]s can be found and one of the two places where [[Minecraft:prismarine]] can be found; the other being [[Minecraft:ocean ruins]].

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			{{Redirect\|Monument}}
	{{Infobox structure		{{Infobox structure
	\| image = Ocean Monument.png		\| image = Ocean Monument.png

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	== History ==		== History ==
	=== ''~~Bedrock~~ Edition'' ===		=== ''Java Edition'' ===
	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}

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	== History ==		== History ==
	=== ''~~Java~~ Edition'' ===		=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}

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	The monument is constructed entirely from variants of [[Minecraft:prismarine]] and lit by [[Minecraft:sea lantern]]s. It includes a large central section flanked by two wings. Under the monument are 23 giant pillars that stretch to the ocean floor. The main entrance is located at the front of the central section. The base size of the structure is 58×58 blocks. Thus, the ocean monument (the location where [[Minecraft:guardian]]s and [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s spawn) area is 3,364 square blocks.		The monument is constructed entirely from variants of [[Minecraft:prismarine]] and lit by [[Minecraft:sea lantern]]s. It includes a large central section flanked by two wings. Under the monument are 23 giant pillars that stretch to the ocean floor. The main entrance is located at the front of the central section. The base size of the structure is 58×58 blocks. Thus, the ocean monument (the location where [[Minecraft:guardian]]s and [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s spawn) area is 3,364 square blocks.
			[[File:Sponge room.png\|left\|thumb\|Certain rooms in the monument contain wet sponges.]]
	[[File:~~MonumentOcean3~~.png\|thumb~~\|left~~\|Certain rooms in the monument contain wet sponges.]]

	The central section consists of various types of chambers. The chambers are randomly generated; each monument has a different number of rooms (at least six) arranged in a unique manner. Small random connections can generate inside by edges. The chambers connect vertically and horizontally to the different parts of the monument, including the left and right wings. At the topmost room resides an elder guardian. Around the center of the central section lies the treasure chamber, a tall room with eight [[Minecraft:blocks of gold]] encased in [[Minecraft:dark prismarine]].		The central section consists of various types of chambers. The chambers are randomly generated; each monument has a different number of rooms (at least six) arranged in a unique manner. Small random connections can generate inside by edges. The chambers connect vertically and horizontally to the different parts of the monument, including the left and right wings. At the topmost room resides an elder guardian. Around the center of the central section lies the treasure chamber, a tall room with eight [[Minecraft:blocks of gold]] encased in [[Minecraft:dark prismarine]].

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	=== Config ===		=== Config ===
	{{el\|java}}:		{{el\|java}}:
	<section begin="config"/><div class="treeview">		<section begin="config" /><div class="treeview">
	*{{nbt\|compound}} Structure configuration		*{{nbt\|compound}} Structure configuration
	**{{nbt\|string\|type}}: {{cd\|minecraft:ocean_monument}}		**{{nbt\|string\|type}}: {{cd\|minecraft:ocean_monument}}
	** {{Nbt inherit/structure}}		** {{Nbt inherit/structure}}
	</div><section end="config"/>		</div><section end="config" />

	== Achievements ==		== Achievements ==
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	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:~~MonumentOcean1~~.png\|A ~~view of~~ an ocean monument ~~from above~~		File:Ocean Monument Vibrant Visuals.png\|A look at an ocean monument
	File:~~Monument Shadow.png\|A view of an ocean~~ monument ~~from a distance~~		File:Ocean monument maze.png\|The maze
	~~File:MonumentOcean2~~.png\|The ~~treasure chamber~~		File:Ocean monument center.png\|The treasure in the ocean monument, with some dark prismarine blocks removed to show the gold
	File:~~OceanMonument GoldBlocks~~.png\|The treasure ~~(8 [[Minecraft:blocks of gold]]) uncovered~~
	~~File:Ocean Monument with water.png\|The~~ ocean monument ~~generates~~ with ~~[[Minecraft:water]] around it, separate from~~ the ~~world generation~~
	~~File:LavaOceanMonument.png\|An ocean monument that spawned in a [[Minecraft:lava]] [[Minecraft:ocean]]~~
	File:Elder Guardian In Monument.png\|An [[Minecraft:elder guardian]] spreading its spikes		File:Elder Guardian In Monument.png\|An [[Minecraft:elder guardian]] spreading its spikes
	File:~~Liveguardian~~.png\|An elder guardian ~~found somewhere~~ in the ocean monument		File:Side rooms of monument.png\|One of the sides of an ocean monument, with an elder guardian
			File:Elder guardian in monument.png\|The uppermost room in an ocean monument
			File:Top of ocean monument.png\|Outer view of the top of an ocean monument
			File:Monuments at night.png\|Ocean monuments are easily spottable in the distance at night, due to the light near the water surface.
			File:StarterSeed 8438280864103146561.png\|An ocean monument close to a [[Minecraft:village]]
			File:Monument in frozen ocean.png\|An ocean monument in a [[Minecraft:Deep Frozen Ocean\|deep frozen ocean]]
			File:Monument with mushroom fields.png\|An ocean monument that cut through some terrain of [[Minecraft:Mushroom Fields\|mushroom fields]]
	File:MonumentMapLarge.png\|A map of an ocean monument		File:MonumentMapLarge.png\|A map of an ocean monument
	~~File:Ice Monument.png\|An ocean monument in a deep-frozen ocean, below the [[Minecraft:ice]] {{in\|Bedrock}}~~
	~~File:Underground ocean monument.png\|An ocean monument that has generated underground in an amplified world~~
	~~File:Ocean monument odd generation.png\|An ocean monument truncated by overlapping pre-existing chunks during generation~~
	~~File:Geode monument.png\|An [[Minecraft:amethyst geode]] intersecting an ocean monument~~
	~~File:Carved Out Monument.png\|An ocean monument from the inside, drained and with only the outer walls left~~
	File:Ocean Monument Ahead.png\|The Ocean Monument Ahead [[Minecraft:seed template]] thumbnail		File:Ocean Monument Ahead.png\|The Ocean Monument Ahead [[Minecraft:seed template]] thumbnail
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	=== Mojang ~~screenshots~~ ===		=== Mojang images ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:DesertTemple JungeTemple OceanMonument.png\|A comparison between a [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]], [[Minecraft:jungle pyramid]], and an ocean monument		File:DesertTemple JungeTemple OceanMonument.png\|A comparison between a [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]], [[Minecraft:jungle pyramid]], and an ocean monument

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.9\|dev=15w46a\|Ocean monuments now require a larger area of deep ocean at the center to generate.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.9\|dev=15w46a\|Ocean monuments now require a larger area of deep ocean at the center to generate.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w39a\|Added ocean [[Minecraft:explorer map]]s, which guide players to ocean monuments.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w39a\|Added ocean [[Minecraft:explorer map]]s, which guide players to ocean monuments.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=18w19a\|Ocean monuments now generate ~~centred~~ on a chunk corner, rather than in the middle of a chunk as previously}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=18w19a\|Ocean monuments now generate centered on a chunk corner, rather than in the middle of a chunk as previously}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=pre10\|Ocean monuments no longer generate in existing chunks.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=pre10\|Ocean monuments no longer generate in existing chunks.}}
	}}		}}

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.9\|dev=15w46a\|Ocean monuments now require a larger area of deep ocean at the center to generate.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.9\|dev=15w46a\|Ocean monuments now require a larger area of deep ocean at the center to generate.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w39a\|Added ocean [[Minecraft:explorer map]]s, which guide players to ocean monuments.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w39a\|Added ocean [[Minecraft:explorer map]]s, which guide players to ocean monuments.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=pre10\|Ocean monuments no longer ~~generates~~ in existing chunks.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.13\|dev=18w19a\|Ocean monuments now generate centred on a chunk corner, rather than in the middle of a chunk as previously}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=pre10\|Ocean monuments no longer generate in existing chunks.}}
	}}		}}