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

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

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In Tolkien's Middle-earth, what were straight vs. curved swords indicative of? - Quora

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

What city inspired Minas Tirith? - 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

Who, or what, is Gothmog, the lieutenant of Minas Morgul? Does Tolkien ever give us any hint, other than the one enigmatic line in The Lord of the Rings? - Quora

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

Why is Barad-dûr always depicted as one tower, rather than a city/fortress like Minas Tirith? - Quora

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

Was Minas Tirith modeled after Gondolin? - Quora

Was Minas Tirith modeled after Gondolin? - Quora

Was Mont Saint Michel in France the inspiration for Tolkien's Minas Tirith or did the revered father of modern fantasy have some other source? - Quora

Was Minas Tirith modeled after Gondolin? - Quora