To honor the Seven, Aegon decreed that the city would have seven gates, each defended by a massive gatehouse and defensive towers. The task of building them was conferred upon Grand Maester Gawen and Ser Osmund Strong, the Hand of the King. His Grace ordered the construction of a ring of walls about King’s Landing, as high and strong as those that protected Oldtown and Lannisport. Martin's Fire & Blood, which describe the topography and architecture of King's Landing: Many assume, wrongly, that the reign of King Aegon I Targaryen began on the day he landed at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush, beneath the three hills where the city of King’s Landing would eventually stand. Here are two descriptions of King's Landing from George R.R. Hmmm yes, it certainly does look different.
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