Alijstar - The Venice of the North
Hi everyone!
Time has come for a real update of Alijstar, also known by tourists as 'the Venice of the North'. I advice you to make yourself a cup of tea or coffee and install you comfortably, because there are more pictures than usual 
20. ALIJSTAR - THE VENICE OF THE NORTH
1. Let's begin our tour of Alijstar with one of the city's main location: The Liberty Square (Vrijheidsplein). This important place has always been the central point of the city. It's indeed here, during the Middle-Ages and Renaissance, that merchants from all over the known world unloaded their precious shipment. Since then, the city has never lost its commercial identity, even if the harbour facilities moved a bit outside the city centre.
2. Next to this square, you can find the Ducal Palace and the Our Lady Church.
3. Not far from here is located the Municipal Theatre.
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6. In this densely urbanised city, canals offer some fresh air and some greenery to its citizens.
7. The former Grand Moulins factory, now used as the city's Modern Art Museum.
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9. The Old Harbour Station. Well, you can't actually see the harbour but it's for another update
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14. Diagonal canals, yeah!
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16. The St. Rumbold's Cathedral, part of UNESCO World Heritage.
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18. Despite the quiet feeling that the canals could give, Alijstar is a bit noisy city. The highway is for instance not far.
19. But less forget the noise and come back where tourists prefer to spend their time: the St. Peter's Church and its surroundings.
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21. Summer seems obviously like a good idea, but autumn is also a nice season to visit the city.
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I hope you enjoyed all those pictures
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@_Michael I'm glad this gives you inspiration! Thanks for your enthusiasm!
@KRMill09 A bit of 50/50. I usually plop most of the buildings on the corners and let it grow in the middle of each row. Thank you for the comment!
@kschmidt I try to build every churches from my plugin folder each time I build a new city! Because it's how an European city is supposed to look like. Thanks a lot for the comment!
@Themistokles Thanks a lot! I'm glad you like it that way!
@rathefalcon Yeah indeed, 5GB of plugins! Most of the time, those who designed train networks tried to avoid as much as possible steep slopes, it's why I try do do it that way. Thank you too for the nice words!
@Scribosilyn Thank you too for the comment! Yeah I often have abandoned buildings when it's Work in progress, or here when it's unfinished! Pour l'autoroute, il n'existe pas de tunnel pour le RHW. En fait, il s'agit d'un tunnel de route à sens unique modifié grâce au Rivit Tunnel Mod (attention, bien lire le mode d'emploi, envoie un MP si t'as besoin d'aide) et le RHW y est simplement construit jusqu'à l'entrée!
@Odainsaker Thank you too! That's how I try to build my avenues!
@kelistmac Thank you too my friend! I really tried to make this river part of the city's identity, instead of just being an annoying bunch of water in the middle of the city. Of course, Xannepan's banks help a lot!
@sunda Thank you too!
@TekindusT Thanks a lot!
@weixc812 Thank you!
@raynev1 This game is so frustrating indeed... I wonder why I still play it. I must be masochist... Thanks a lot for the comment!
@dc'smycity Thanks a lot!
@Takingyouthere Thank you too! Yeah, sometimes you only need a few buildings to make it look great!
@123deoliveira4 Well, here it is. Thanks for the comment!
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