Show Us Your...Gov't Quarters/Buildings

[Schutze 0]

This is a 'Show Us Your X' thread where you may showcase your Government buildings, be it the town hall, the courthouse, the congress, etc. Heres mine, an island containing the buildings of a tricameral Parliament (or Congress, as you see fit):

I do note that the parliament is tricameral. The Reichstag serves as the Middle House, and the San Fran City Hall as the Lower House.




A shot of all three levels of parliament...plus a utility.




A zoomed-out shot of the 'Parliament Island' (I haven't named it).




Do note that there is a statue of Napoleon behind the upper house, used to serve as a memorial of some sort. IMO, I think there aren't enough gov't buildings on the STEX...the Great Hall and Reichstag are rather common. And, I am shocked that only the Peace Tower has been made/BATed, and not the rest of my beloved Canadian Parliament! Hehe. Sadly, I cant BAT

[JakeMD 107]

Interesting.. Is that a canal ?

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Originally posted by: SWAT-MEDIC Interesting.. Is that a canal ?quote>

Yup, its a canal surrounding the parliament.

[danielcote 9]

neat Idea but it would be nice if you would make some other small buildings on the island too and if you do something else to you're gov buildings show it to me because I'd be intrested.

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Oh. Yeah I tried to do that with the Radcliffe Camera and Main Library, but anythign mroe would ruin the 'fancy island' effect.

[Shadow_prophet 91]

The Diesmaran Empire's Government building on Jenova Isle.

High Lord Governance Hall surrounded by the diplomat residence (used mainly by foreign diplomats and national leaders)

The Ministers great hall.

The four spires of Jenova and the Senate halls

From another angle

The Colossus statue, a symbol for the Diesmaran Empire's people in their strive for glory

The ships used for holding conferences, expo's and events.

Overview

[Retep Molinari 68]

Man, I love how everyone is using my hometown's City Hall (San Francisco). Actually, I work there! :-) :-)

Brag, brag, brag!

[Retep Molinari 68]

I wanted to see what buildings people like to use for their government districts.

I am looking primarily for Greek/roman/American style buildings, and they can actually serve as museum, schools, rewards... I'm just looking for the right look to build my own Washington DC (sorta).

Thanks!

[ewd76 2]

If you want to go with traditional DC museum and government style buildings, Classical(Greek/Roman) would be the way to go. The designers of the older buildings did that deliberately as they wanted a comparison to Rome. Newer ones even there tend to have a great variety of styles, so pretty much anything(and I mean anything) would go.

[Retep Molinari 68]

Originally posted by: ewd76

If you want to go with traditional DC museum and government style buildings, Classical(Greek/Roman) would be the way to go. The designers of the older buildings did that deliberately as they wanted a comparison to Rome. Newer ones even there tend to have a great variety of styles, so pretty much anything(and I mean anything) would go.

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Right.. hence me asking for Greek/Roman/American style buildings :-)

You know, I can't find SF's City Hall anywhere. Where is it!?

[chibytuga 0]

If I'm not mistaken, the San Fransisco City Hall is on the official Sim City 4 site, along with some other cool buildings.

And just off the top of my head another building I think would suit your needs, the "Dobruk City Hall" - it's on the STEX, uploaded by Equinox.

[Retep Molinari 68]

Originally posted by: chibytuga

If I'm not mistaken, the San Fransisco City Hall is on the official Sim City 4 site, along with some other cool buildings.

And just off the top of my head another building I think would suit your needs, the "Dobruk City Hall" - it's on the STEX, uploaded by Equinox.

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See, I thought that it was there too, but it's not anymore. Can someone send that to me? PM me and I'll give you my e-mail!

[wolf92 1]

Gov. Buildings

Gov. Buildings at night

Executive Building

Parliament Building

Imperial High Courts

Federal Archives

Don't have a picture of the imperial palace.

[Mellophonius 9]

what building are you using for the imperial high courts?

[Retep Molinari 68]

I think we need some small-town reppin' here!

And here is a bigger City Hall, located in my capital city.

[TekindusT 3,809]

@Mellophonius: It's the engineering faculty of Buenos Aires University, and it is here, in the STEX. Here's the link.

[nmopal 0]

With teraforming and lots of minor details this took days to make

[zwr100 2]

nmopal was that intended to look like anything in particular?  It kind of reminds me of the cities in old final fantasy games

I really love just making the most of 'vanilla.' So here is my most recent Gov't Quarter with no cheats or custom content (except NAM).

 I put the stadiums, convention center, and bureau of bureaucracy in the middle of a big commercial area to maximize the positive commercial effects and avoid the negative residential effects.  I like to 'clump' the city hall, court house, stock exchange, and bur. bur. - I just think they just go together.   The main library fits well with them too, and it's a nice transition to the opera house and museum - which also seem logical to place near the convention center   Of course a police station, parking garage and bus station fit in well too.  It's almost all medium density at the moment.  I like to preserve the view of the stadiums by placing the civic buildings 'in front of' the stadiums' so that no tall buildings ruin my view.  I'll zone high density 'behind' the stadiums to create a skyline behind my civics and stadiums.

I've simply accepted that there isn't much parking in the Simiverse, and some of the retaining walls are weird.

[Liberater444 11]

Shadow_prophet...were can i get those arches and Cruise ships???

those are pro!

[Retep Molinari 68]

In Taraville, the Capital of Syldav in Eastern Balboa, was built over a 8-year period after Syldav Island was unified.

The House of Government

A view from overhead

The tram moves people around the complex

Part of the complex is the National Hall--a concert and performance venue

This train depot in the complex brings government officials and members of the public right to the doorstep of government

[newyorkrunaway1 110]

neat, keep it up guys/gals!

[thecvr 19]

Wow sweet set up....how can i get that budapest parliment building???

[Retep Molinari 68]

Here is an overview shot:

[Daan300 255]

Nice work everyone!

[Daan300 255]

The Parlament Building of the Illyrian Empire...

Btw @ thecvr: you can download the building here: https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=649.

[diva613 0]

Alright so this thread has inspired me to create a Capitol simulor to Ottawa's lineup.

So here is the first portion of it.

Listing;

A - Justice Department - Supreme Court of Simtopia

B - East Wing Parliamentry Offices

C - Central Wing, Senators Offices, Senate, House of Representatives

D - West Wing Parliamentry Offices

E - Justice Department - Military Court

F - (Not apart of the Parliament) Hotel de la Capitale

G - National Council of Preforming Arts and Ballet

H - Privy Council (Prime Ministers Personnel)

I - National Affairs Council (Leader of the Opposition's Personnel)

J - SIMSIS (Simtopia's Secret Intelligence Service)

K - National Library

L - Parliament

M - Ministry Offices

N - Departmental Offices

O - International Affairs

P - Parliamentry Gardens

[Retep Molinari 68]

Shozhod-- Capital of Bordav

Shozhod--the capital of Bordav and the largest city in Syldav Island--is located near the east coast of the island. The city grew into its wealth in the 1800s as the manufacturing hub of Syldav Island.

William Gwin, the first President of Bordav, built the Parliament in 1867.

Shozhod's urban core in 1986. (Gah! a zot. Will replace this pic soon!)

The plaza in front of the Parliament.

Departmental buildings in Shozhod.

At the base of the plaza is the National Opera House.

The National Archives sit above the river that flows through downtown.

[willfish 0]

great job all , nice lighting on the first one

[Wiecher 192]

The Grand Palace with the "Penta-tower" behind it. The main gouvernment building of Phoenixia.

It lies on an artificial island and you can see the 'bastions' giving it the appearance of a fortress; the strong gouvernment. Because it's on sea-level, a dyke has been made to protect it from flooding every high tide...

The palace gardens.

The palace by night

The palace by night, backside.

[Retep Molinari 68]

Woah.... how did you make that!?