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Cities of the Federation [Extreme WIP]
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Cities of the Federation
Capital of North America
Population: 5,950,223
Metro Area Population: 9,764,341
Density: 5,816/km²
Size: 1,023 km²
Official Languages: English, Spanish
Demonym(s): Fort Zapatan, Capitalino/a
Above: The North American Congress of Soviets.
In the exact center of the city is the North American Congress of Soviets. The congress building is one of the most iconic examples of North American Neo-Baroque architecture. In addition to hosting the congress, guided tours of the building are also available when congress isn't in session. All elected representatives are housed in apartment complexes near the building during their term.
Located in southern Fort Zapata, the Plaza of the Revolution is an enormous plaza devoted to the ideals of the North American Revolution. The plaza is roughly the size of six city blocks. In the center is a massive statue of a featureless, androgynous, humanoid figure bearing an enormous North American flag, while 4 large pools surround the statue. The plaza is a popular destination for internal tourism.
At the southern end of the plaza is the Museum of the Peoples' Heroes, a museum erected to "Immortalize North American people and groups who's outstanding ideas and actions contributed greatly to advancing the cause of liberty and equality." The museum has over 40 different exhibits, with topics including: Po'pay's Pueblo Revolt, The EZLN, Eugene Debs/The IWW, The Black Panthers Party for Self Defense, Pontiac's Revolt, Emiliano Zapata/The Méxican Revolution, and Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion.
Built on the outskirts of Fort Zapata, the North American National Cemetery is the final resting place for North American soldiers killed in the line of duty, as well as anyone else considered to be a national hero. at the moment, there are 600,000 graves in the cemetery. Alejandría Xóchitl, who is currently 97, has a mausoleum set aside for her in the exact center of the cemetery for when she inevitably dies.
The Twin Revolutionaries is a pair of gargantuan statues built in Fort Zapata's harbor. Each statue is about 230 meters tall, making them the tallest statues in the world. The monument consists of two androgynous figures wearing late Revolutionary War-era military uniforms, with the southern revolutionary holding up a sickle, and the northern one holding a hammer. The monument was completed in 2057.
Above: A street corner in northern Fort Zapata on March 3rd, 2069.
Fort Zapata's widely-renowned baseball team, the Fort Zapata Revolutionaries, are housed in Xóchitl Stadium (Named after Alejandría Xóchitl). The stadium is a major point of local pride for Fort Zapatans - especially the city's (in)famously zealous baseball fans - , and has become emblematic of the city itself. The stadium possesses an enormous maximum capacity of 62,130 people, the most of any baseball stadium in the world. The Revolutionaries aren't just popular in Fort Zapata, and also have sizable followings throughout southern Texas and all across Río Grande.
Layout
Fort Zapata is a tightly-planned city, its layout aims to host a high population density, and waste as little space as possible. Most districts of the city are both residential and commercial, with the first floors of building housing shops of some sort (Dance studios, bodegas, workshops, restaurants, etc.) while the above stories are filled with apartments. Fort Zapata's streets are typically fairly wide, with cable car tracks running down the center and bike paths along the outside, while the rest of the street is filled with walking space and various kiosks - mostly food stands.
Fort Zapata is laid out in a grid pattern, and most buildings are between 3 and 8 stories high, although there is a highrise district home to numerous skyscrapers.
History
Above: A view of a narrow street in the Méxican Quarter on May 16th, 2069.
Upon being chosen to plan the new metropolis, he immediately used state funds to go on a sightseeing trip all across the globe; after all, would it really matter if it took a few more weeks for construction to begin? He kicked off his trip by returning to Buenos Aires and Marrakesh, before departing to London. During the trip, he spent considerable amounts of time in Buenos Aires, Marrakesh, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Istanbul, Casablanca, Addis Ababa, Aksum, Bangkok, Tokyo, Delhi, Mecca, Rome, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Florence, Prague, Cairo, Luxor, Moscow, St. Petersburg, New York, Ciudad de México, Cusco, Madrid, Samarkand, Tbilisi, Timbuktu, and Barcelona; in addition to shorter visits to Lalibela, Granada, Lisbon, N'Djamena, Venice, Lagos, York, Lincoln, Ulaanbaatar, Beijing, Los Angeles, Sydney, Jakarta, Himeji, and Antananarivo.
As the ‘just a few weeks’ he had initially planned for his trip turned into a few months, there were talks of firing him. But Kaura assured the government that the time and money he was spending were well worth it, and eventually returned to Fort Zapata with radically changed opinions on architecture. During his travels, his views of modernist architecture had turned from disillusion to disdain, and he had grown especially fond of Gothic, Hispanic, and Art Deco architecture.
Upon his return, he immediately got to work planning the new city. He published an unnamed manifesto of sorts, in which he stated that, “inspiring thoughts of beauty is every bit as important in architecture as is functionality.” He further stated that this should be especially true of the capital of the new socialist state, and that all architects must strive to maximize architectural beauty, while still ensuring that their buildings remain at least somewhat environmentally sustainable. He designed the North American Congress of Soviets himself, and divided the rest of his planned city among different firms specializing in various architectural revival movements. In a speech he gave to his hired architects, he stated that, “Every building; every single apartment complex, shop, and factory; must be a masterpiece in their own right.” As a result of this subdivision, every district in Fort Zapata now has its own distinct architectural style and identity.
Kaura went on to publish several highly successful books on architecture and urban planning, which detail his personal philosophy in far more detail than his earlier unnamed manifesto, and he is revered in most (although not all) North American architectural circles to this day. A statue of him was built near the Congress of Soviets in 2041.
Culture
Above: Fort Zapatan stuffed frybread.
Sister Cities
Fort Zapata's sister cities are:
Tokyo, Japan
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abuja, Nigeria
Santiago, Chile
Majapahit, Nusantara
Arusha, East Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Adébáyọ̀ia, Luna
Créɨtervil, Mars
Lima, Peru
Honolulu, Hawai'i
Apai, Samoa
New Delhi, India
Riyadh, Arabia
Paris, France
Barcelona, Catalonia
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Lisbon, Portugal
Athens, Greece
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia
Sevilla, Andalucía
Bilbo, Basque State
Seoul, Korea
Bangkok, Thailand
Taipei, Taiwan
Population: 10,560,130
Metro Area Population: 27,895,223
Density: 8,706/km²
Size: 1,213 km²
Official Languages: English, Sinitic
languages, Italian, Arabic
Demonym(s): New Yorker
Above: Revolution Tower, formerly known as the Empire State Building, was the tallest building in the world between 1931 and 1970.
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Taos Ániidí
Overview
Named after
Taos Pueblo - Po'pay's capital during the Pueblo Revolt -, Taos Ániidí (North American Phonetic English: Táos Aníedie) is the purpose-built capital of the Plurinational Federation of Aztlān. Ániidí is a Navajo word which can be roughly translated to 'new', and so 'Taos Ániidí' means 'New Taos'. The planned city entered construction on December 13th, 2031, after the Aztlāni provincial soviet voted in favor of building a new capital to replace Phoenix earlier that year. Construction on the city officially ended on February 8th, 2036; and all Aztlāni government functions were subsequently moved to the city.Above: A neighborhood in southern Taos Ániidí.
The city's Puebloan heritage is reflected in it's architecture, and Taos Ániidí is widely considered to be the birthplace of the Puebloan Revival movement in architecture, which has since spread all across Aztlān, southeastern California, and southern Colorado.
Nuevo Tenóchtitlan/Nuëbo Tënóctïꞇlan/Tenōchtitlan Yancuic (Light WIP)
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Nuevo Tenóchtitlan
Overview
Population: 11,634,261
Metro Area Population: 30,323,176
Density: 6,136/km²
Area: 1,896 km²
Demonym(s): Chilango(a)/Mexiqueño(a)
Mēxihco-Tenōchtitlan'. Prior to colonization, the city was the de facto capital of the powerful Aztec Empire, with it's ruler bearing the title of huēyi tlahtoāni (Roughly translating to 'great king'), while the rulers of the other two members of the triple alliance - Tetzcohco and Mēxihco-Tlatelōlco - only holding the title of tlahtoāni. Following the Spanish conquest, the city was renamed to 'Mexico City', and was renamed yet again following the end of the Revolutionary war; with it's new name - Nuevo Tenóchtitlan (New Tenōchtitlan) - being chosen to honor the city's Precolumbian history. The sprawling metropolis is extremely important from both a cultural and economical standpoint.Above: Torre Latinoamericana.
Built near the ruins of the Huēyi Teōcalli, La Catedral Metropolitana (Officially known as 'Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María a los cielos') is an enormous cathedral constructed in the Baroque style. In addition to being a major tourist attraction, the cathedral is the seat of the Independent Catholic Church of México and Central America.
Torre Latinoamericana is a skyscraper located in Nuevo Tenóchtitlan's historic city center. The tower was a major architectural achievement at the time of construction, as it was the world's first skyscraper to be successfully built on highly active seismic land. The skyscraper was incredibly able to survive the 8.1 magnitude
1985 Mexico City earthquake without damage, while many other structures downtown were severely damaged.Chilango culture is diverse and vibrant, with both the city's Aztec and Spanish heritage openly visible. The city is almost universally considered to be the cultural center of México and Central America, and few would deny that it is important to the regions. Local pride is very prominent, and the city's proud history as the capital of the mighty Aztec Empire is a fact that Chilangos are happy to remind outsiders of.
The westernmost major city in the federation, Honolulu (North American Phonetic English: Hanëlúƿlúƿ) is the capital and largest city of Hawai'i. The city was at one time the capital of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, and several monarchist-era buildings are still standing in the city.
Above: ʻIolani Palace, the former home of the rulers of the Hawai'ian Kingdom.
The city's pre-colonial history is still visible in its architecture, and most Honolulan buildings are constructed in Hawai'ian Renaissance and Hawai'ian Italianate styles.
Capital of Greenland
Population: 32,342
Metro Area Population: 39,643
Density: 46.87/km²
Size: 690 km²
Demonym(s): Nuummioq
