Full Size Version of THE LORD OF THE RINGS' Minas Tirith Being Crowdfunded on IndieGoGo

Movie The Lord of the Rings about 9 years agoby Ben Pearson

Well, no one will ever be able to accuse Jonathan Wilson and his team of not dreaming big. They've launched an IndieGoGo campaign to build a full size functioning version of Minas Tirith, the capital city of Gondor from The Lord of the Rings. Sounds pretty awesome, right? The major problem is that they've estimated that the cost to actually build it is approximately $2.9 billion. That's a lot of money to raise with 47 days left and 0% of their goal met so far, despite over 900 backers already.

If successfully funded, the hope is to begin building at the end of 2016 and complete the project by 2023. This seems totally nuts, and there's obviously no way it's going to happen, but wouldn't it be cool if there was a full size Minas Tirith that fans could visit as a tourist attraction? I think I'd have to go if it existed. Here's a little bit of info from the project's main page:

We are an ambitious team including architects and structural engineers who are passionate about creating a beautiful, inspirational and fully-functioning replica of Peter Jackson's depiction of Minas Tirith, as seen in his Lord of the Rings films.
We all share a love of Tolkien's work, and a desire to challenge the common perception of community and architecture. We believe that, in realising Minas Tirith, we can create not only the most remarkable tourist attraction on the planet, but also a wonderfully unique place to live and work.
We aim to create both residential and commercial properties, allowing for sustainable growth and a high quality of life.
Residential properties will be categorised by tier, quality and size. Tiers vary from 1-5, quality varies from 2-5 stars, with the higher star denoting higher quality, and size varies from 1-4 bedrooms. A "3.4.2 property", for instance, would be located in the 3rd tier of the city, be of a 4 star quality and have 2 bedrooms - perfect for a young family.

Would you go if their dream became a reality?

Via: Geekologie