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Originally Posted by Farael

Edit: Going back to the eye-holder discussion... when you read the books, did you think that the fiery eye existed as a physical thing? I always thought it was more like Sauron mind's eye... something that did not exist in the material but rather the spiritual plane... what do you think? (and if it makes for a good discussion, I might open a new thread outside this section as it might be a bit off-topic here)

My problem with the Eye is that it appears that Barad-dur was built to house the Eye. The dual peaks at the top appear to be the swivel on which the Eye moves. Later, in RotK, when the Eye becomes the full blown searchlight, this is very apparent.

And stupid.

The attached image shows another problem. Unless the top of Barad-dur turns a few degrees on its base, The Lidless One's vision is occluded by the spires.