Minas Tirith

Originally the Minas Anor (Tower of the Sun) and twin city of Minas Ithil. When Sauron corrupted that place, it was renamed the Tower of Watching, bastion against the armies of the East. It is the capital of Gondor.

It is surrounded by the Pelennor Fields, fortified with the great dike Rammas Echor. Minas Tirith is built into the side of the hill and has seven walls. The citadel at the top of the mountain with the court of steward, is 700 feet above the level.

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