WORLD

[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

Proud member of the Mother Earth Project - supported by MoS and NHP - In alliance with Our Mini Earth

INTRODUCTION

Our planet is the only place we have called our home. For thousands of years, Humans have roamed this gigantic playfield and constructed amazing structures that are being celebrated today. Over 200 countries call this planet home, and each one has its own culture, history, and architecture. In this Journal, I plan to take you around the World, to famous cities and countries and display their landmarks explaining the history behind them. With all the beautiful bats created by numerous members of Simtropolis, I am able to bring you the World in true Simcity style. I will be using Windows Live and Google Earth to recreate my cities, and I'll try to keep it as accurate as possible. I would like to thank the members at the Mother Earth Project, Candy Creators, and readers of EYECANDY for their amazing support. I would also like to thank HableUrg for his inspiring journal 'Our Mini Earth'. Without his tips, I would not be attempting this journal today.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Update 1: SAN FRANCISCO

Update 2: NEW YORK CITY

Update 3: LONDON

Update 4: PARIS

Update 5: HONG KONG

Update 6: DUBAI

Update 7: BERLIN

Update 8: WASHINGTON D.C

[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

SAN FRANCISCO

Founded in 1776 by Spanish explorers, This city has grown with tremendous leaps and bounds in the last 200 years. It is currently U.S.A's 14th most populous city, housing 750,000 residents in its historic victorian homes and electric modern apartments. After being devastated by the 1906 earthquake, The city picked itself up and was rapidly rebuilt. San Francisco is known for its food, wine, fog, hills, bridges, beaches, and street cars. It is one of America's most important trading + transit hubs and medical + financial centers. It is also a center for photography, inspiration, architecture, design, and fashion. San Francisco contains one of the world's finest bay, teeming with islands, and peninsulas inter-connected by famous bridges like the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge.

San Francisco City Hall was first opened in 1915 in the beautiful area of Civic Park to replace the Old City hall that was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. Today, it is a vast, open building totalling over 500,000 square feet and occupying two full blocks of San Francisco. The dome is the fifth largest in the world rising 307 feet above the Civic Center Historic District. It currently houses San Francisco's Government.

The Transamerica Pyramid is San Francisco's tallest structure at 853 feet containing 48 floors of retail and office space. The Transamerica Pyramid is a four-sided pyramid with two wings on opposite sides of the building. Construction began in 1969 and finished in 1972. It is currently ranked as the 76th tallest building in the world. At the time of its opening, It housed the Transamerica Corporation, A dutch insurance company AEGON now houses this building.

San Francisco is known around the world for its victorian homes, and modern-bold apartments perched on hilly streets connected by an 100 year old tram network.

Coit Tower was first built on Telegraph Hill in 1933 by Lillie Hitch Coit to beautify the City of San Francisco. It was designed to look like a fire nozzle which was in tribute to the San Francisco Fire Department after the fires from the 1906 earthquake.

The Palace of Fine arts is one of San Francisco's most celebrated landmarks. It was originally constructed in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific Exposition, but has remained a part of the city ever since. It was designed by Bernard Maybeck who borrowed aspects of Roman Architecture. It currently houses many art exhibits and is a popular spot for weddings.

Alcatraz Island houses Alcatraz Prison in the middle of San Francisco Bay. It served as a lighthouse, a military fortification, military prison and then most well known as a federal prison until 1963. Today is a national recreation area and one of San Francisco's busiest tourist site.

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. It connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip to Marin County as part of US Highway 101 and California State Highway 1. The Golden Gate Bridge was the largest suspension bridge in the world when it was completed in 1937, and is one of the Modern World's most well known landmarks. It is currently the second longest suspension bridge in the United States after the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City.

 Hope you enjoyed that update as much as I enjoyed making it, Cheers!

[Zelgadis 638]

*Gasp* The Pyramid is available??? I want it!

ISF

[frogface 354]

Fantastic idea! the first update was your usual high standard so I look forward to whatever comes next.

[Godzillaman 21]

Cant wait to see more, cause your version of san francisco is amazing! post soon...

[Dark_Jedi06 13]

I can only describe this as gorgeous.

You never cease to amaze me Hotdogs, this CJ is simply brilliant.

[Yoman3 5]

I've told you most of what I had to say in MSN but damn does that look cool!

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull work as allways my friend excellent start,your mosaics are outstanding

[IDS2 3,429]

Looks more like Francisco tan any journal I've seen before...especially the Pyramid, most others use a box. the buildings around it, and Pacific Bell/3 Com look nice too.

[Deever 23]

This was your top secret project, methinks. I thought San Fran had those crazy up and down streets. . .

Anyhow, I still see some very good elements in this CJ that resemble those in your other one. Keep up the great and stunning work!

[lucky7 73]

WOW, what a great idea! Excellent start, this will become one of my favourites for sure!!!! Can't wait to see more of your- always- fabulous work!!

take care,

lucky7

[SpecialEddie 3]

Originally posted by: Yoman3 I've told you most of what I had to say in MSN but damn does that look cool!quote>

 

Language, Yoman! Hahaha. 

Damn Damn Damn Damn

Now THIS CJ is on the track to success. The short title caught my attention, as well. WORLD. Cool. 

I'm assuming this is like Mini-Earth...but bigger: little city recreations that summarize what that place is all about. I'm liking this. The recreations are almost spot-on, too, except the TransAmerica pyramid has a diagonal road spurring out of one its corners, and Coit Tower is on a hill. But other than that, everything is great. 

I'm running out of things to say, so I'll be cliche right now. 

"Can't wait for more"

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Great start - lovely intro and pics!

[Cleaner475 150]

great start!

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

wow! ive been to SF and this looks almost exactly like it! the bridge looks amazing!

[ObladiOblada 1]

Good start! keep on this excellent work

[belfastuniguy 18]

WORLD.....certainly a title that will get you to view this CJ

I'm very pleased I did click, stunning your building skills alongside your fantastic photoshop skills make this a wonderful CJ to visit I am looking forward to seeing the new update and the one after that and the one after that.......etc etc............

Great work

[patriots_1228 51]

okay i have to admit, when i saw WORLD on the recent post list, i thought it was a crappy attempt at making the world by some idiot who has no life. i was really suprised when i saw one of my favorite CJers started this thing. its amazing i love the development youve done it looks just like SF! o and wheres the linky to the pyrimad?

[Mulefisk 15]

Wow. This has to be some of your best work so far.

That downtown shot in particular is spectacular.

Can't wait until you do Norway!

[Abc987 3]

Patriots I thought that to lol. It's incredible! Never before have I seen such talent!! Wow!

[aleko 0]

WOOO nice work here!

[Schulmanator 5,813]

HD, that's a great start you have there! I shall have Rice-A-Roni tonight in your honor!

[muffinpunk787 1]

Wow.. that is truly stunning. The realism combined with the color and picture quality.. nice job! I really like the last mosaic of the bridge, keep it up! I look forward to seeing more

[jcabassa 20]

YES! A new cj by Ilikehotdogsalot! Amazing! You really know what you're doing, man! SF looks so realistic! Very accurate!

[___idiotbox 0]

Hotdogs (is it alright is I call you that?)-

This is an awesome start! The pictures are absolutely stunning, but all of your pictures are. Wonderful title.. gets right down to the point I can't wait to see what other cities/countries you create because I know I will probably never get to see them!

Keep up the good work!

-Ellie

[danza3343 1]

OMG if im right and you do different areas of the world...WOOT, lovely start hotdogs, can i call you that

(Sounds like a good nick )

[skyliner22 16]

Wow Amazing recreation my home! Very accurate except Coit Tower is not surrounded by homes like that. But thats ok, i will continue to look at this CJ. Its EYECANDY RECREATIONS!

[waldner 0]

Interesting! hope to see more!

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Well, well, considering that this is not a recreation, it still is an excellent looking Sim San Francisco. Who cares about recreating every single tree, when we've got this nice little gem.

I want to see Sydney, eh.

[daniel01 0]

really good on San Francisco

keep up the good work mate

daniel01