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Olavinlinna Castle  1.0

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-Cori edit: Update missing description from Read Me file.

Olavinlinna Castle. Origin: Savonlinna, Finland.

Found in Landmarks menu.

Plop cost §30000, to maintain §200.

Lot is 8x4 size, but the building about is 12x7 size, so be careful when you plop it.

It must place on water, as in real world, it's situated on a small rocky island.

This was a huge project to do, lots of backgound work, and I couldn't find decent photos from every direction, so some of the details are just guessed. I hope it works correctly, I had almost every possible problem with rendering and lot making.

The Olavinlinna castle (Olofsborg in Swedish) was founded in 1475, by Danish-born knight Erik Tott, to protect Sweden against attacts from Russia. The castle was upgraded several times after that, latest great upgrades were made by Russians in 18th century.

Today Olavinlinna is a popular tourist attraction and place of the Savonlinna Opera Festival.

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Recommended for getting power out into the water: (Nearly) Invisible Underwater Power Connection Lots by @11241036.

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I didn't try this landmark yet in SC4 BUT I must say - you did a GREAT design job with Olavinlinna Castle :) I visited this place in Finland, so you have my word! :))

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Definately will have this in my city! I'd love to see more Finnish buildings in STEX =) 10/10

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Nice Castle! Can you make Edinrburgh Castle ?

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what are the stats of this building? does it make the lands/waters/riverbanks more appealing to which type of?

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wonder if 'fight the power' option will lite it up.....may try to position windmill on a tiny island or perhaps something else....okay.....i've got some ideas to try :D

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darn........of course i still have the problem of lights not working on downloads all the time.......til i figure that out i'm missing out on a lot of beautiful effects on buildings etc. >_<

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Wow!! Finnish castle? Thats really awesome!! What about some fortress like Suomenlinna? Se olisi mahtava linnoitus saada Sim City 4 simuun!! Right? Yea, yea, I am finnish too and 100 km from our Capitol and Suomenlinna

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On 8/5/2004 at 1:28 PM, Sir Mildred Pierce said:

Does this lot require electricity? I'm a little worried about that power line in the water there, It certainly interferes with the aesthetic of the building.

On 8/5/2004 at 1:48 PM, prepo said:

Too bad there's no underwater powerlines in SC4.

Thanks for your patience waiting for a reply. :whatevs:

You can use the (Nearly) Invisible Underwater Power Connection Lots by @11241036 to get power across the water. *;)

 

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