Casanares & Alba-Laettana

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work my friend your city is looking fantastic

[Jerebannus XVI 7]

This isn't an udate, strictly speaking, so I won't reply to comments until I post my next update, which will be very soon. But I do have a newspaper for you:

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

Great newspaper Jeb! Interesting read...

[fabsies55 5]

yea nice newspaper... your city is FANTASTICO

[dj's girl 0]

You know what, I think this is my favorite CJ. Excellent work

[jacqulina 162]

interesting read my friend,great newspaper there.

[Jerebannus XVI 7]

CLICK TO ENLARGE

Just in case the link doesn't work: http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/703a3e6da8_3.46MB

CLICK TO ENLARGE

Just in case the link doesn't work: http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/abead07c36_3.41MB

Three years ago, the SCJU created the Uniozone, essentially it is a group of SCJU Member States that have adopted the Unio as their national currency, Casanares was the main proponent of this idea. Recently the Unio banknotes have had a makeover and the Uniozone is to be completely restructured. For more information click on the banknote below:

(in case the link doesn't work: http://12colonies.net/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=48&func=view&id=8144&catid=12)

I would like to unveil the new look of AeroCasanares, the country's flag carrier (thanks to seahawkfan for making these) AeroCasanares is also a proud member of the OneAlliance of Airlines

For more information on the OneAlliance click on the image below

I apologise for not being able to reply to your posts but I'll do it next time.

Enjoy

[Yoman3 5]

City is looking great, good blend of everything, though I think you should do some more closeups. The AeroCasanares livery could look great on an A330 also

[connorc24 2]

Woooooow!!!! Those 2 panos looks really good, but the links don't work for me. I love your city, it's absolutely amazing! Great work. Also your airline livery is pretty hot. Great job with that too. Keep it up!

[pipishere 3]

Stunning Jeb, very good work!

[jacqulina 162]

beautifull city my friend excellent work and pics

[panthersimcity4 162]

Beautiful city! I love the combination of old mediteranean buildings and the baroque w2ws, and of course the modern buildings. And is that a beautiful plaza I spot on the right?

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

Woww, beautiful   I love the vibrant colors, whatever photo editing you did looks stunning.  I also love the way you flawlessly incorporate many styles into this city.  Your newspaper is amazing too.  Haha tango championship, of course!    Lovely work

[jlindley07 0]

Where did you get the sea walls?

[roboo1 1]

Lovely city. I like how you managed to mix the styles (french and spanisch)!

[Boycey08 0]

is this a host of different cities rolled into one? it looks very unique, it also looks nice with the night time view, good job

[Artur_001 4]

City is very nice. I love your notes and airlines logo.

[Amerikaner 42]

UGH Jeb you sicken me, lol your cities are just to wonderful.

You really have such a talent at blending in about 5,000 different styles to make one marvelous looking city!! Great work I can't wait to see more.

[Jerebannus XVI 7]

Yoman 3: Thanks for the comment, good idea, this next update includes some close ups..more to come btw

Connorc24: Thanks, if you follow the link it takes you to the site where you can download the panos, it's a file hosting website. You have an incredible CJ too.

Pipishere: Thanks pip!

Jacquilina: Thanks jacky!

Panthersimcity4: I like mixing different styles, it gives the impression that the city's been through "time periods" from architectural booms to invasions by foreign powers who left their mark behind to the modern towering skyscrapers...Thanks for the comment and yes, that is a plaza

BlondeTwiggy: Thanks twiggy. Of course, I love tango, it's the awesomest thing in the world ur right, first there was God, then there was photoshop..or is it the other way round? lol!

jlindley07: They were made by marrast.

Roboo1: Aye, I like mixing different styles to give the city a chaotic feeling. Thanks for commenting.

Boycey08: Indeed it is, Albarán has been the victim of many invasions, many booms and many historical periods that have made it what it is today, a great mixture of everything Thanks for the comment.

Arthur_001: Thank you!

Amerikaner: Lol Luke! aye, I just thought it would be good to try something different this time and it seems like it's working, thanks for the comment mate...

 

This is the western part of central Albarán. It's a posh district called Aparicio and it has an elegant bohemian feel to it. It's home to Albarán's vibrant artist community; its cafes are popular among circles of Albaran's leading academics from its 4 major universities.

Shown below is Pietro Square, it's a maginificent piece of architecture and is surrounded by elegant buildings including the Albarán Basilica, the main seat of the catholic Archbishop of Albarán

Night view

Aparicio is the largest district in central Albarán and it is home to the University of Aparicio, one of the top public universities of Alba-Laettana. It's urban campus can support up to 14,000 students.

Aparicio district is also home to Albaran's financial centre and hosts the headquarters of national and international corporations. Here's a night view:

Here's another shot of Pietro Square and Albaran's Basilica:

Night shot:

Here's the latest crisis to hit Casanares.

[6underground 11]

very pretty Jeb, nice to have you back!

[gerAndi 29]

I wish the sun would never come and I could stare at those pictures forever o.o'

Be in love Shakespear!

[Tomasneto 20]

Monumental update!!! Fantastic!!!

[SimHoTToDDy 2,939]

Wow! Really fantastic work! Everything seems to flow and blend so well, the outcome is beautiful.

Glad to see you back,

-Todd

[hijodecordoba 74]

this is fabulous work. fantastic use of costum content in great a composition.

i have one question though... were did you "the corte ingl

[Craig91 12]

Oooh, me likey That plaza looks great, as does the financial district. Also, gotta love the newspaper. ***** update...that's supposed to mean 5 star, not something else...just in case...kinda looks like, you know...

[Jerebannus XVI 7]

Originally posted by: hijodecordoba this is fabulous work. fantastic use of costum content in great a composition.

i have one question though... were did you "the corte inglés?" is it available in the stex?

keep it upquote>

Lo encontrarás aqui, saludos:

http://descargas.capitalsim.net/index.php?sitio=csc

[pipishere 3]

Knicker wetting stuff Jeb! lol

I adore thats plaza and the complexity of the streets are what gives Casanares cities there charm

[hijodecordoba 74]

muchas gracias, hombre

sabes, si hay otras p

[Jerebannus XVI 7]

6U: Thanks buddy, it's nice to be back!! I'm glad to be taking a break from uni.

Andi: Yo gordi!! feeling poetic are we? lol!

Tomasneto: Thanks for your comment!

SimHoTToDDy: Thank you, it does take a lot of time and effort but as you say, the outcome is quite good

Craig: lol! I initially thought that was a swear word, lol I have such a promiscous mind. Thanks for checking out my CJ

Pip: I agree, it's quite fun building complex layouts. I appreciate the comment

Hijodecordoba: No hay problema la verdad es que creo que capitalsimcity es la una web que tiene BATs hispanos pero hay un BATTER que se llama Krio y el ha hecho unos muy buenos de Buenos Aires, los edificios con anuncios gigantescos que estan sobre la avenida 9 de Julio. Agradezco tu comentario

@Everyone: This isn't really a proper update but I wanted to showcase a little something I've been working on for a few months; the historic/oldest part of Albarán City. As it holds such historical significance, the Casanarean government has decided to apply to CHRONOS so that the site can be listed as a heritage site.

1-Basilica Mayor

2-Puertas de la Conchiavae

3-Hemiciclo de los Capuccinos

4-Plaza Ventresca

5-Plaza de Toros del Diestrohidalgo

6-Campanario de Gonsaga

7-Mausoleo de los Reyes

8-Coliseo Laettano

9-Basilica de Mayo

10-Acueductos de San Clemente

11-Castillo Templario de Montefausto

The Latin Quarter or Ancient Albarán is modern Albaran's oldest district. It marks the spot where Alba-Laettana's 5 main ancient cultural groups (Celts, Greeks, Seldons, Albans and Romans) settled to form what the Romans called "the Rome of the Atlantic", Albaran.

The oldest parts of this "city within a city" date from 300AD. Specifically, the road layout has been confirmed to have its largely intact original shape. To modern Laettans and Casanarians, the district is known as the Latin Quarter, a name glamourised by the district's vibrant nightlife and wide range of activities; to archaeologists, it is known as Ancient Albarán, the area which marks the origin of today's 4.9 million-strong Albarán City.

The Latin Quarter has been witness to countless riots, revolutions, revolts, coronations, battles, scares, lootings, plagues and many other historic events over its long history and today it continues to be the cultural centre of Albaran City, attracting thousands of artists to its many academies, historians to its ancient colleges, monks and nuns to its ancient churches and of course, the casual tourist or passerby. The district has been granted city status and has its own elected mayor and council but functions pretty much as a city district of Albaran in that major decisions must be approved by the City Prefect of Albaran.

The city is almost entirely surrounded by a wall which protected its ancient inhabitants from invasions and today the walls serve the exact same function with the invader being, modernity, skyscrapers and other concrete monstrosities. However the city has not managed to keep away all characteristics of modern life, in 1928 a road was built inside the city walls surrounding most of the eastern part of the city and connecting to the Pedrasanta Bridges that cross the River Borgon. It had become increasingly difficult to bring supplies into the city due to the lack of roads and its ancient aqueducts were to weak to be used as a thoroughfare, however access is granted to a minimum number of vehicles, including official cars, tourist buses, supply vans and a small number of private vehicles.

With a population of just 7,000 permanent residents, the Latin Quarter is the smallest district of Albaran City in terms of population and area size (0.49 KM2) but its tourist population can fluctuate between 50,000 to 300,000 almost every single day, the number can go up to 500,000 during the Easter celebrations.

Properties in the district are among the oldest, finest and most expensive in the entire Albarán Metropolitan Area and therefore boasts some of the richest inhabitants in Alba-Laettana, moreover ownership of properties is limited to just 20 years after which owners must either sell on their properties to other buyers or sell them on the City Council. Business establishments are completely owned by the city and are rented out to tenants.

When Alba-Laettana was under Spanish control, construction began in 1749 of a circular ring on Equinoquia Hill in the Latin Quarter, to take the place of the rectangular bullring that was previously located there. Later, in 1761, the construction began to incorporate ochavas (each ochava being equivalent to four arches). At this early stage, the construction supervisors were Libardo Lopez de Tarragn and Jorge y Clemente de San Martín. The inner facade of the plaza (called the Palco del Príncipe or Prince's Box) was completed in 1765, and this 'box' consists of two parts: the access gate through which the successful bullfighters exit, and the theater box itself, which is reserved for the exclusive use of the Royal Family. The topmost part is composed of four arches over which is built a half-orange vault, whose topmost portion is covered by white and blue tiles. The sculptural group that concludes the composition is the work of the Laettan sculptor Lurkad Sakkardo. The Palco was built for the Infante de España, Felipe de Borbón, son of Felipe V and Isabel de Farnesio.

When Carlos III prohibited bullfighting celebrations in 1786, work on the sculptures was halted, even though only one-third of the plaza had been completed at the time. The old Palco de la Diputación (earlier called the Palco de Ganaderos or Herdsmen's Box) is also from this period and is situated over the Toriles gate and in front of the Palco del Príncipe.

After 34 years the cover of the launching slips of half of the ring was finished, to the left and right of the Palco del Príncipe; being easily viewed from the cathedral and the Giralda it was reflected in a great number of stamps of the time. By 1868 the Palco de la Diputación was in such a deplorable state that Italian sculptor Augusto Franchy undertook the improvement himself, building a new area with a marble balustrade and the crest of the Real Maestranza de Caballería. The construction of five balconies to each side of the Palco de la Diputación was also added where the ring's clock is currently situated.

The construction of the ring was completed in 1881; two thirds were constructed in stone, the rest in wood.

Between 1914 and 1915 the stone grandstands were redone in brick under the direction of Sevillian architect Aníbal González. All the rows were reconstructed with a smoother slope. Ten to twelve rows of shaded seating were constructed as well as fourteen rows in the sun and three rows of barrier. A row of armchairs were built in the superior part of the shaded area, in front of the theater boxes.

When the powerful and wealthy Knights Templar, a Medieval order brought to light in Dan Brown's book, The Da Vinci Code, were disbanded by Pope Clement V in 1307, they either disappeared or went underground in small bands. But in Alba-Alettana, their history was a bit different.

While other kings quickly seized the Templar castles and lands – often imprisoning or killing the knights themselves, King Bal-Sagoth III of Laettana did not. Instead, he petitioned the Pope to found a new order of religious knights, the Order of Crux Alba (or the order of the white cross). The Pope agreed. Bal-Sagoth III quietly spread the word that all former Templars were welcome, and restored the castles to the new templars-in-disguise. Several of these castles still stand, and even without their mysterious history, are among Alba-Laettana’s best places to visit.

Before their abolishment, the Templar headquarters was at Montefausto where their magnificent castle complex survives intact as one of Alba-Laettana’s 8 World Heritage Sites. The Monasterio de Torrelín began in 1160 under Grand Master Dakore Lugor as a thriving pagan academy before it became christian during the reign of Alarcón the Catholic. Its temple, the octagonal Doma, is modeled on the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem so as to disguise it as a Christian church. This structure has now disappeared but there were eight graceful pillars that used separate the central chapel from an ambulatory, an outer aisle that encircled it. Here the warrior knights could attend mass on horseback – one of the many privileges this order enjoyed.

When Prince Candido the Navigator became Grand Master of the Order of Crux Alba, he officially established the headquarters at Montefausto, and emphasized the monastic life of the order by building the medieval walls that surround the inner courts of what would now become a castle.

By the mid-1300s, the knights built a pantheon for Grand Masters, but most of the tombs were destroyed in 16th-century rebuilding. Only those of Dakore Lugos and Candido I, first Master of the Order of Crux Alba, survive.

The walls of the castle remain intact, as are two deep wells in its courtyard, and the central tower, with stairs to the top for sweeping views. The setting is formidable, almost completely covering the top of a steep rocky crag on the western bank of the River Borgón, overlooking the Latin Quarter.

The best setting belongs to Cozares Tower, completed in 1171. It sits aloof at the crest of a rocky hill. It is well preserved, and visitors can climb the keep for dizzying views into the other towers and access the underground network of canals by a tiny boat 4 metres below sea level.

King Bal-Tor knew that it would be too obvious if the Order of Crux Alba continued to use Montefausto as headquarters, so he gave them the fortress at Fortería, in the eastern Zoria Province at the Seldonian border.

More information on CHRONOS and its current listings:

The SCJU CHRONOS Civil & Natural Heritage Sites List

LISTED - by merit of being the SCJU Seven Wonders

- Celtica Colossus, Province of New Rhodesia (PNR)

- Catedrala da Gronda Spada, Republiek van Muiden

- La Plaza de Toros del Diestrohidalgo, Republic of Casanares (CAS)

- New Haven Castle, Kingdom of Calderwood

- Statue of Christ, Movian Empire (MOV)

- Atlantian Imperial University, Imperial Kingdom of Atlantis (IAE)

- Temples of Semtania, Kingdom of Royal Cytheria (KRC)

LISTED - Civil Heritage Site

1st Listing

Site #1001: Strangford Old Town, Imperial Kingdom of Atlantis (IAE)

Site #1002: Temple of Piramesse, Province of New Rhodesia (PNR)

Site #1003: Emain An Srúthan Milís, Imperial Kingdom of Atlantis (IAE)

Site #1004: Tor Valens Old City Centre, Viceroyalty of Dominea (DOM)

2nd Listing

Site #1005: Roman City Quadrant, Province of New Rhodesia (PNR)

Site #1006: Montfiller Castle, Lorraine (LOR)

Site #1007: Mastaba De Murnumerkau or Mfugambi, Sierrastarre

Site #1008: Treptow English Gardens, Bundesrepublik Ostalba (BOA)

Site #1009: Bute Palace, Province of New Rhodesia (PNR)

3rd Listing

LISTED - Natural Heritage Site

LISTED - Mixed (Civil & Natural) Heritage Site

PENDING - Civil Heritage Site

Basilica of Christ King, Cantabrica (CBR)

The Latin Quarter, Albaran (CAS)

Templar Castle of Montefausto, Albaran (CAS)

Rouge Bastille, Lorraine (LOR)

The Bell Tower, Populieus (URP)

Enjoy

[Craig91 12]

I had an idea similar to this but that puts anything I would have built to shame. That is really amazing