Editing Gondor (section)

=== Film ===

[[File:Harlondwide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35<!--fmt for low img-->|Black-sailed [[dromund]] ships of the [[Corsairs of Umbar]] at Harlond, the port of [[Minas Tirith]], as depicted with a domed building in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]]]]

Gondor, as it appeared in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|film adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']], has been compared to the Byzantine Empire.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2003-12-16-return-of-the-king_x.htm |title=With third film, 'Rings' saga becomes a classic |last=Puig |first=Claudia |date=24 February 2004 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |quote=In the third installment, for example, Minas Tirith, a seven-tiered city of kings, looks European, Byzantine and fantastical at the same time.}}</ref> The production team noted this in DVD commentary, explaining their decision to include Byzantine domes into Minas Tirith's architecture and to have civilians wear Byzantine-styled clothing.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]] |date=December 2004 |edition=special extended DVD}}</ref> However, the appearance and structure of the city was based upon the inhabited [[tidal island]] and [[abbey]] of [[Mont Saint-Michel]], France.<ref name="Morrison 2014">{{cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Geoffrey |title=The real-life Minas Tirith from 'Lord of the Rings': A tour of Mont Saint-Michel |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/take-a-tour-of-mont-saint-michel/ |publisher=CNET |date=27 June 2014}}</ref> In the films, the towers of the city, designed by the artist [[Alan Lee (illustrator)|Alan Lee]], are equipped with [[trebuchet]]s.<ref name="Russell2004">{{cite book |last=Russell |first=Gary |title=The Art of The Lord of the Rings |url=https://archive.org/details/artoflordofth00gary|url-access=registration <!--ebook--> |year=2004|publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]] |isbn=0-618-51083-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/artoflordofth00gary/page/n104 103]–105<!--print-->}}</ref> The film critic [[Roger Ebert]] called the films' interpretation of Minas Tirith a "spectacular achievement", and compared it to the [[Emerald City]] from ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''. He praised the filmmakers' ability to blend digital and real sets.<ref name="ebert">{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031217/REVIEWS/312170301/1023 |title=Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=17 December 2003 |access-date=15 November 2021 |archive-date=11 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211075754/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20031217%2FREVIEWS%2F312170301%2F1023 |url-status=dead }}</ref>