Francograd
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Revision as of 11:11, 8 January 2008
Contents |
List of features and buildings city must have
- Fort Francograd
- Imperial Palace
- Statue of Lady Pacifica
- Triumphal Arch
- Grand Central Francograd Station
- Office of Applications
- Red Protection Court
- Moldavi Square
- Red Protection Court
- The Body Republic
- Office of Info. D & P
- Radio Free Pacifica
- Sir Paul Music Hall
- Stadium of Pacifica
- History museam of the Pacific
- City Zoo
- Bukinin Research Complex
- PCIA
- Special Programmes
- The Pacific Bank
- Pretorian Guard
- The Archives
- University of Franco
- NP Trading Company
- Wikia offices
- Mentor Corps
- Council Chambers
- Military Intelligence
- Military command
- Old City (walled)
- Grand Avenue (Avenue Franco)
- Planned Quarter
- 5th and Franco
- Old Port
- New Port
- Embassy District
- Several Parks
- City Zoo
Introduction
Francgrad is one of the largest cities on Planet Bob with a burgeoning population of around 12 million citizens. It is built on the largest land mass of the Pacifican Archipelago know as Franco's Spain. The city was renamed in honour of Franco after the August revolution and has steadily grown ever since into the beating heart of Pacifica.
It is home to the largest building in the world; Pacifican Military Command, the tallest building in the world; The New Pacific Trading Company and the largest single unsupported dome in the world roofing the The Body Republic of the Order.
The city can be characterised into several broad areas. The 'Old City' is the walled medieval core of Francograd straddling the river at its narrowest point and huddling between Fort Francograd and the Imperial Palace. Its maze of winding chaotic streets is home to many of the city's younger people, small shops and boutiques, estaurants and art galleries. The old city is cut in two by Franco Avenue which was driven through the area, although the traditional street layout is intact either side.
Franco Avenue
Franco Avenue is the longest and widest city street in the world and travels dead straight north east to south west, it is lined along most of its length by grand department stores and shopping centres, cinemas and apartments. There is room for 10 lanes of traffic, although 4 of these are used by busses and trams. A central reservation has a line of mature trees which are decorated for events. Where it intersects with 5th street, is the area known as 'Franco and 5th'.
Franco and 5th on the east bank is the centre of the established and popular Pacifican arts, theatre and music. Many of the largest theatres, music halls and concert venues are to be found here. Just a few streets away is 'The peoples concert hall of Sir Paul', known locally as 'Sir Pauls'. Sir Pauls' is one of the greatest venues on planet bob, its oval shape giving unparalleled acoustics and sound clarity. Sir Paul's Pacifican Concerto was first played here in this great Hall.
From 5th and Franco square looking south the sprawling Imperial Palace complex is raised high upon one of two steep hills in the heart of the city. Travelling south along Franco Avenue we reach the gates of the walled city again, now directly to the east is the Imperial Palace itself. The Palace is the residence of the emperor and also serves as an administrative centre for many of the Imperial Officers of the NPO government. Its lofty towers and white stone walls lit up at night, and glowing in the day's sun.
The old City
Directly to the west of the palace on the western bank of the river, on the other steep hill of central Francograd, is Fort Francograd. Fort Francograd is built in a Pentagram shape and its gothic towers stand impressively high behind its grey walls. Although the 'Pentagon building' further west and south is now the main base for military command, Fort Francograd is often used for military intelligence, interrogations, and military liaison work. Within the fort's shadow, just to the north of the Walled city is the embassy district.
The embassy district is home to the foreign embassies to the NPO, the grandest and most impressive of which is the 'Palace of Eternal Friendship'; the official embassy of the New Polar Order, which has an entire complex devoted to Pacifican - Polarian relations, including schools for the embassy workers children, a museum and large gardens celebrating the Blue Sphere. A large statue of Electron Sponge stands in Polaris Square, just a few feet away.
The well planned town to the north of the embassy quarter is home to grand town houses and offices and many of the law firms. Grand avenues and crescents characterise this area. Across the river on the cities main highway: the FS1, north of the 5th and Franco district lies the grand circles of the Dilber district. At the epicentre of the circular layout is Lady Pacifica, a huge statue dedicated to the GPW.
South of this lies the commercial district with its massive towers and skyscrapers. Although Francograd is quite low rise, here the buildings rise upto almost unimaginable heights. The tallest the 101 storey high New Pacific Trading Company and Stock Exchange is the tallest building on planet bob. This area was the old industrial area before the Great Patriotic war but was extensively damaged by bombing. The area was re-zoned after the war to become the heart of a new high rise commercial district, surrounding Frawley park.
Transport
Transport in Fracograd is largely reliant upon its extensive and often cathedral like metro system known locally as the Francobahn. Many of the central stations are incredibly ornate and decorated with murials of pacifican heros and national leaders. 15 lines travel into the centre of the city with an central circular, mid circular and outer circular line linking areas of the city together. The Oderbahn heavy rail network spiders out from Grand Central Francograd station, located just within the walled city, which has recently lost its place as the busiest station on planet bob, to Frawley Square in the rapidly diversifying commercial district, an average of 2.1m a day enter and leave the station.
Trams supplement these networks. All of the central tram lines join and travel along Franco Avenue and either pass or terminate at Grand Central Francograd. Many lines radiate out from significant suburban centres, and are often not linked to the central spine along Franco Bvd directly.
The high profile centrepiece of Francograds transport network is the new monorial line linking the airport in the south to the Zoo, Old City and Grand Central, 5th and Franco, the Imperial Place, The University and Frawley Square. This is perfect for the tourist as it covers most of the important sites to the airport. A new spur from 5th and Franco to the Embassy quarter, via the GPW monument and northern planned city has major technical engineering issues to overcome but Pacifica's finest are now on the job.
