Architects crowdfund to build £1.85 billion Minas Tirith in England
A group of architects has launched a crowdfunding campaign in the hopes of raising almost £2 billion in order to build a lifesize replica of Lord of the Rings city Minas Tirith in the south of England.
If they manage to raise the sum within the 60 day limit, Tolkien fans will then have the chance to live or work in the creation, whose original version was laid siege to by the full forces of Mordor in The Return of the King.
The campaign's leader, Jonathan Wilson, has estimated building costs of £15 million for land, £188 million for labour and £1.4 billion for materials.
Any money left over after the project is finished after 2023 will be used for "maintenance and public services" until 2053.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/lord-of-the-rings/minas-tirit-crowdfund/Realise Minas Tirith
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