Square of the Palace

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Map of Gondolin showing the Square at the center

The Square of the Palace was the center place of Gondolin, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of the Lost Tales. It is alternately called the Square of the King, King's Square and Place of the King, and attached to it was the great court of King Turgon.[1]

The Square was the greatest of all the city, and there rose the tower of the palace being the tallest in the city, and the palace thereof was white and beautiful. There were fountains before the doors, and two trees, Glingol and Bansil, of gold and silver. The fountains shot twenty-seven fathoms into the air, and white birds dwelt in the trees, singing beautiful songs.[2]:160 In the northwest part was the Road of Arches, which led to the Place of the Well nearby, while in the north was the beautiful Alley of Roses.[2]:182-183 In the south, the Road of Pomps went down to Gar Ainion and the Way of Running Waters.[2]:186

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