Was Minas Tirith modeled after Gondolin? - Quora

Answer (1 of 4): Not really. Gondolin was built on a hill in the middle of a bowl-shaped depression surrounded by mountains. (Tolkien is fond of geologically improbable circular valleys; Isengard was another one.) I think Gondolin was otherwise a fairly conventional city. Minas Tirith, on the oth

You are Gothmog, how do you win the siege of Minas Tirith, even with the physics bending charge of the Rohirrim? - Quora

How did a sapling of the Nimloth tree come to be on Mount Mindolluin, when it was only seven years old? Who planted it, when the White Tree of Minas Tirith was

Does the Minas Tirith of Beleriand have any connection with the Minas Tirith of Gondor? - Quora

Is Minas Tirith, as depicted in the films, the right size? It seems from the books that it was larger. It doesn't seem like it could house a large population. - Quora

What city inspired Minas Tirith? - Quora

In Tolkien's works, what is Angmar? How was it destroyed? - Quora

Shouldn't Minas Anor (Tirith) be dwarfed in size/wow-factor by Minas Ithil, Osgiliath, Fornost, and Annuminas? It seems like Tolkien artists disagree, because all the depictions of the other cities are either non-existent

How big was the city of Gondolin? - Quora

What are the logistics of Minas Tirith? How are the people fed and where are the farms located? - Quora

Why are there no farms, people, or infrastructure outside Minas Tirith on LOTR movies? - Quora

Was Minas Tirith modeled after Gondolin? - Quora