Bridgestadt

Bridgestadt
State
National name	Bridgestadt
Country	Ed Island
Capital city	Bridgestadt
Largest city	Bridgestadt
Formation	1791
Inhabitants	Penguins
Other info
Population	885,137
Location	Ed Island
Alliances	Ed Island and her Allies
Neighbours	Arlon, Waldreich, Wellow, Sudentor

Bridgestadt, also referred to as the Reichshauptstadt Bridgestadt (English: Reich Capital Bridgestadt) is the capital city of Ed Island, as well as the state in which the city is named. Located on the shore of Lake Eclipse, Bridgestadt is a

History

The majority of Bridgestadt was demolished during the Wulfen War due to its close proximity to the shared borders between the Neumenian Reich and the Republic of Lower Ed, with only the southernmost portion of the city remaining relatively intact. After the surrender of the Wulfen and subsequent rebuilding of the nation, Bridgestadt was to be reconstructed past its former glory to be a monument to Ed Island's strength. The plan officially dubbed 'Comprehensive Construction Plan for the Ed Capital' sought out this renewal, with the construction of a grand central boulevard, central government hall (Große Halle), and reorganizing the many ministries and headquarters along the city. As requested by the First Hierarch, the new Bridgestadt was to be constructed in a paux-Penguin Empire architectural style known as Neoclassical architecture. When the reconstruction of central Bridgestadt was completed in 1945 with the topping of the Große Halle's dome with a statue of the Ed Islandian phoenix, Bridgestadt had been totally rebuilt as a grand monument to Ed Island's strength.

Geography

Unlike the rest of Ed Island, the state of Bridgestadt is very flat with no major mountain ranges within its borders. This has proven ideal for the city, allowing it to grow to nearly the entirety of the state's borders.

Central Bridgestadt is based around the Große Halle, where the High and Lesser Councils convene along with the other various members of the National Party to discuss the various matters surrounding the nation. A three-kilometer long boulevard known as the Victory Boulevard runs though the city from the Große Halle to the Wulfen War memorial, lined with Ministry buildings, headquarters of the various Ed Island Military branches, and dozens of deactivated ceremonial artillery pieces. Laws in Bridgestadt forbids the construction of buildings taller than ten stories in order to preserve the view of the Große Halle; the majority of skyscrapers and other such buildings are located in the bordering city of Ahnhart, where no such zoning laws exist.

Perhaps ironic to Bridgestadt's neoclassical roots, the city is unlike any other major city in Ed Island in that it is not modernist or futuristic in its designs and architecture, lending back to the early-20th century Ed Islandian admiration of the Penguin Empire architecture.

Trivia

• Despite Bridgestadt being the capital city, the Imperial Palace is the home of the Hierarch, and is located in the neighboring state of Arlon.
• Central Bridgestadt is directly inspired by Welthauptstadt Germania.

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