Hyrule Castle Town

Hyrule Castle Town is the capital city and main commerical centre of Hyrule in. It is home to many of the game's most important buildings, including Hyrule Castle, for which the town is named, and the Temple of Time.

Location
Hyrule Castle Town is located in the far north of Hyrule, and is bordered by Hyrule Field to the south. The southern entrance to the town is guarding by an intimidating stone wall and a drawbridge. Usually this drawbridge is open during the day and closed at night, but its position can be changed at any time for defensive purposes. The town is also protected by a moat, which is in fact Zora's River.

After the town was conquered by Ganondorf, the drawbridge was shattered, but the ruins collapsed into the river to form a new bridge. Obviously, however, this bridge cannot be raised for defence.

History
Link] first arrived at the town when he was searching for Princess Zelda. After meeting her he departed, and though he could return for any reason later, he was never required to to until he had collected the three Spiritual Stones. Having done this, Link returned to the town, only to find the drawbridge raised. At this point the town was under attack by Ganondorf. The bridge lowered, and Zelda rode out with Impa in an attempt to escape. As she passed Link, Zelda threw him the Ocarina of Time, but before he could retrieve it from the moat, Ganondorf appeared from within the walled city and attacked him.