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

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

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

What is the architecture of Rivendell like? What are some other examples of such architecture from our world's history and by whom? - 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 does Minas Tirith actually look like according to Tolkien? - Quora

What city inspired 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

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

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 the white tree on the top level of Minas Tirith represent and symbolize? Why is it used on the shields and flags of Minas Tirith? - Quora