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Cair Paravel is the capital of Narnia in The Chronicles of Narnia. It was the location of the four thrones of King Peter Pevensie, Queen Susan Pevensie, King Edmund Pevensie and Queen Lucy Pevensie.

Cair Paravel was built some time before the Golden Age of Narnia, possibly by King Frank and Queen Helen. When the four Pevensie children entered Narnia and became Kings and Queens of the country after the defeat of the White Witch, Cair Paravel became the seat of the court of the High King Peter.

At the time of Miraz the Usurper, Cair Paravel was a ruin on an island at the point where the Great River of Narnia flowed into the Eastern Ocean. Caspian X either rebuilt the structure to its original splendour or he erected an entirely new castle (the books do not specify).

In the time of King Tirian, Cair Paravel was surrounded by a city and was eventually sacked by the Tisroc of Calormen. The Tisroc had little time to enjoy his prize, however, as a short time after the conquest of Narnia by the Calormenes, Narnia and the castle were destroyed.

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