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

Were most of the folk of Minas Tirith killed as the orcs penetrated the heavily populated lower circles of the city? - Quora

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

Was Minas Tirith modeled after Gondolin? - Quora

Did J.R.R. Tolkien ever explain why there were no children in Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit? - Quora

What is the most realistic, artistic depiction of Minas Tirith in size, features, and looks? - Quora

What city inspired Minas Tirith? - 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

Was Minas Tirith modeled after Gondolin? - Quora

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

How big was the city of Gondolin? - Quora