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

What does Minas Tirith actually look like according to Tolkien? - Quora

Can you visit Minas Tirith in real life? - Quora

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

Why is it said that Glorfindel did not participate in the First Kinslaying/Kinslaying of Alqualond though he was of the host of Turgon? - Quora

What does Minas Tirith mean? - Quora

In The Lord of the Rings, why is depth in the ground equated with evil? I'm interested in both in-universe and out-of-universe answers. - Quora

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

What is the difference between Minas Tirith and Minas Anor? Why do some people call the city Minas Tirith by its original name Minas Anor? - Quora

What does Minas Tirith actually look like according to Tolkien? - Quora