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== Organization ==
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{{image|Luthadel-color.jpg|width=300px|side=right|Map of Luthadel}}
=== Districts ===
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== History ==
{{image|Pewter Gate by Kelly Mai.jpg|width=300px|side=right|The Pewter Gate}}
There is significant evidence to the fact that Luthadel was not perfectly planned from the beginning, from the unique, piecemeal construction of [[Kredik Shaw]] to the presence of the "[[Old Gate]]" district. Interestingly, there is no mention of old city walls being built around (Jerusalem is a classical example of a city outgrowing its wall, and subsequently building out). Whether this is due to a relatively late entrance of the city wall, or if the Lord Ruler merely mandated tearing down old sections when new walls were added is unknown. Given the relative abundance of [[skaa]] manpower, either option is possible.
Before [[Kelsier]] escaped the [[Pits of Hathsin]], House standings were relatively stable, and had been for some time. In order of standing, the ten Great Houses were these:{{book ref|mb1|9}}
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# [[House Venture|Venture]]
# [[House Hasting|Hasting]]
# [[House Urbain|Urbain]]
# [[House Buvidas|Buvidas]]
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Following the death of the Lord Ruler, all of the members of the Great Houses fled Luthadel, with the exception of Elend Venture, who established a new government, a constitutional monarchy. The King held the executive power, as well as commanding the armies and having power of treaties. The 24-man parliament (which initially included Elend, even though he was also King), acted as a legislative branch, and had the power to invoke a no-confidence clause to depose the sitting king. This clause was successfully invoked during the siege of Luthadel, when Lord Penrod was elected as king in place of Elend Venture.
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