High Court

The High Court viewed from above in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The High Court, also known as the Citadel of Gondor, the High City, and the Citadel of Minas Tirith, was the topmost circle of the city of Minas Tirith, within the seventh wall. Within the citadel was the White Tower of Minas Tirith, which housed the Tower Hall. Several other buildings were located here as well.

Description

In the center of the High Court was the White Tower, rising to a great height. Behind was the king's house, where the Kings of Gondor once lived. To one side was the feast hall Merethrond, where banquets and dances were held. In front of the tower was the Place of the Fountain, a courtyard containing the White tree and a central fountain. The High Court was accessed via a wide tunnel through the hill that led to a small arched gate with a keystone in the shape of a king's head. As with all the city's levels, the High Court had a high wall, the rampart of which crowned the great up thrust 'keel' of rock separating five of the seven circles.

The White Tree of Gondor, in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Probably the most important symbolic area of the city, the Place of the Fountain, was the home of the great White Tree. It was a large circular grass area with the White Tree being the central feature. Next to the tree was a pool with the fountain that gave the courtyard its name. The Tree symbolized Gondor, and was the emblem of the realm. The Tree was grown from a seed of Nimloth, the tree given to the Númenóreans by the Eldar. It was planted by Isildur, and grew to symbolize the blessings of Men. But in the third age the tree was dead, perhaps symbolizing Minas Tirith's decline. It was only with the crowning of Elessar that a new sapling was founded, foreshadowing the City's return to glory under the new King.

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Afrikaans	Sitadel van Minas Tirith
Arabic	معقل ميناس تيريث
Armenian	Մինաշ Տիրիտհ Միջնաբերդ
Asturian	Ciudadela d'Minas Tirith
Azerbaijani	Minas Tirith Qalasında
Basque	Minas Tirithko zitadela
Belarusian Cyrillic	Мі́нас Ты́рыт цытадэль
Bosnian	Minas Tirithova citadela
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Цитадела на Минас Тирит
Catalan	Ciutadella d'Minas Tirith
Croatian	Minas Tirithska citadela
Czech	Citadela v Minas Tirith
Danish	Borgen (i Minas Tirith)
Dutch	Citadel van Minas Tirith
Esperanto	Citadelo de Minas Tirith
Estonian	Minas Tirithi tsitadell
Finnish	Minas Tirithin Sitadelli
French	Citadelle de Minas Tirith
Georgian	მინას ტირითის ციტადელი
German	Zitadelle von Minas Tirith
Greek	Ακρόπολη του Μίνας Τίριθ
Hebrew	מצודת מינאס טירית
Hindi	मिनस तीरिथ का दुर्ग
Indonesian	Istana Minas Tirith
Italian	Cittadella di Minas Tirith
Japanese	ミナス・ティリス 城塞
Korean	미나스 티리스 성채
Latvian	Minas Tiritho citadelė
Lithuanian	Minas Tiritho citadelė
Luxembourgish	Zitadell vu Minas Tirith
Malaysian	Istana kota Minas Tirith
Mongolian Cyrillic	Минас Тирит-ийн цайз
Nepalese	मिनस तिरिथको कोट
Norwegian	Minas Tirith citadell
Persian	ارگ میناس تیریت
Polish	Cytadela w Minas Tirith
Portuguese	Cidadela de Minas Tirith
Romanian	Citadela din Minas Tirith
Russian	Цитадель Минас Тирита
Slovak	Minas Tirith citadela
Slovenian	Minas Tirith citadela
Spanish	Ciudadela de Minas Tirith
Swedish	Minas Tiriths citadell
Turkish	Minas Tirith İç kale
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Цитадель Мінас-Тіріт
Uzbek	Минас Тиритнинг арк (Cyrillic) Minas Tiritning ark (Latin)