Caemlyn
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Caemlyn is the capital city of Andor, second in beauty only to Tar Valon. The city of Caemlyn is actually made up of two cities, the New City and the Inner City. Robert Jordan has said there are roughly 300 000 people in Caemlyn.
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[edit] Travel
The Whitebridge Gate to the west of the city leads to the village of Four Kings. The road north leads through the Braem Wood to Tar Valon. The south road leads to Far Madding through the Far Madding Gate, and the eastbound road leads to Aringill. The main entrance to the Inner City is the Origan Gate.
[edit] Inner City
The ancient Inner City was constructed by Ogier. The most impressive building in the Inner City is the Royal Palace, which serves as the seat of government for Andor. The inner city also holds a massive underground cistern that is fed by an aquifer, thus Caemlyn cannot be cut from fresh water when besieged.
The Inner City is surrounded by a white stone wall, effectively walling the upper class from the rabble.
[edit] New City
The New City is less than two thousand years old, and was built by humans to surround the Inner City.
A fifty-foot gray stone wall surrounds the New City, walling the entire city of Caemlyn safely away from invaders.
[edit] Low Caemlyn
The heavily populated area outside the city walls is called Low Caemlyn, consisting primarily of farmers.
[edit] Establishments
Crown of Roses
Cualain's Hound
