Architects try to raise $2.9 billion to build Minas Tirith, the city in 'Lord of the Rings

This is an IndieGoGo project that’s so awesome, we just have to hope it’s not a scam. A team of architects in the U.K. led by a man named Jonathan Wilson has started an IndieGoGo campaign to raise £1.85 billion (USD$2.89 billion) to build Minas Tirith, the beautiful city that was built into a mountainside in The Lord of the Rings films. DON’T MISS: Life hack: How to get Chipotle to nearly double your burrito size without paying extra “We are an ambitious team of 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,” Wilson explains on his IndieGoGo page. “We believe

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British architects are trying to crowdfund a $2.9 billion replica of Minas Tirith