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

What were the unique construction materials used in Minas Tirith? - Quora

Did the cities of Venice and the Mont Saint-Michel inspire J.R.R Tolkien to create his cities of Tirion of Valinor and Minas Tirith? - Quora

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

What city inspired Minas Tirith? - Quora

Was Minas Tirith modeled after Gondolin? - Quora

Do you think that The Lord of the Rings trilogy should have been made into two films or one film? - Quora

How big was the city of Gondolin? - Quora

Was Minas Tirith modeled after Gondolin? - Quora

What aspects of the kingdom of Doriath caused it to be considered the greatest elf-kingdom in Beleriand, over Gondolin and Nargothrond? - Quora