King's Landing

King's Landing is the capital city of the Seven Kingdoms in George R.R.

Martin's *A Song of Ice and Fire* novels and the television adaptation *Game of Thrones*.

Built where Aegon the Conqueror first landed in Westeros, it serves as the seat of the Iron Throne.

The city is known for its Red Keep, its poverty-stricken slums, and its political intrigue: The scheming in King's Landing never stops.

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