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There's also a statement in Letter 294 that puts Minas Tirith "at about the latitude of Florence" and Pelargir at that of ancient Troy - so yes, Gondor is definitely mediterranean. It would be interesting though whether the Professor had any specific architectural features of Ravenna (or Florence, for that matter) in mind when he described the White City.
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Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI
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