No Moat?: A Lord Of The Rings Minas Tirith Sandcastle

Sure Minas Tirith didn't have a moat, but come on -- this is a sandcastle. A sandcastle without a moat is like a hotdog bun with no hotdog -- it isn't right. And it's even more wrong when you decide to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in it. Built by DeviantARTist BuckarooJoe, this Minas Tirith proudly stands on the beach of Gondor as its proud capital. It's pretty big too. You see those grass clumps in the foreground? Those are actually trees.

Thanks to Rev Dr Dom, who heals both spiritually and physically.

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