Alexandropolis

Alexandropolis is the capital and largest city in Mesogeia, serving as the country's political, economic, cultural, and historic center. With a population of 15 million, Alexandropolis lies on both sides of the Mamara sea. Founded in the 7th century BC, the area has been continuously inhabited for almost three millennia.

While Alexandropolis possesses modern infrastructure and even skyscrapers much of the city's historic look as been preserved, as a result the historic center is rich in architectural ensembles, including palaces, cathedrals, monuments and gardens. The city's major landmarks include the Tower of Sykai, Magnaura Palace, the Imperial Hippodrome, Imperial Palace of Alexandropolis, Hagia Triada Basilica, and Baths of Alcides. Alexandropolis has numerous museums, galleries, libraries and sporting venues; this includes National Museum of Mesogeia, Imperial Library, and the Hormisdas Museum.

Geography

Districts

The city proper of Alexandropolis is divided into 17 districts which are subdivided into 55 boroughs, they are by name: Broucheion, Lochias, Soterias, Philadelphia, Eurgetis, Epiphaneia, Philmetoria, Nikatoria, Callinicea, Eupatoria, Philopatoras, Aniketos, Eusebeia, Pyrsos, Argentarion, Akropolis, and Philoxenia. The city's major suburbs include Tryphanaion, Keraunosa, Kynegeion, Etseia, Kokkinosa, Eleusia, Marmarios, Gulkhana and Chrysokeras.

Areas like Broucheion, Soterias, Philadelphia, Eurgetis and Akropolis form the basis of the old city where the majority of the government buildings, national landmarks, and historic sites are located. Located in the city's center, areas like Argentarion, Epiphaneia, Philometoria, Eupatoria, and Philoxenia are major economic sites.

Wealthy suburb areas such as Gulkhana, Tryphanaion, Keraunosa, Kynegeion, Etseia, Kokkinosa, Eleusia, Marmarios, and Chrysokeras are home to the city's wealthiest inhabitants with some properties selling for several million drachmas, while within downtown Alexandropolis the wealthy choose to live Broucheion, Lochias, Callinicea, Epiphaneia, Philometoria, and Eupatoria

Areas like Aniketos, Eusebeia, Philopatoras, and those around the city's five major ports, such as the western side of the Great Harbor, Eunostos, Pyrsos, Choma and Acropolis harbor are home to the city's large working classes, some are the poorest areas in Alexandropolis.

Cityscape

In addition to being divided into seventeen districts, fifty boroughs of varying size, there are several notable streets and neighborhoods of note; they include The Mese Way, Soma Avenue, Megale Stoa Street, Acropolis steet, Hippodrome Street, Shapur's Way, Darius Avenue, Nymphaeion Avenue, Neiorian Street, Pantokrator Street, Pantepoptes Street, St Michael's Street, St Theodora Street, Teotokos Street, St Ambrosius Street, Tesarakonta sreeet, St George's Street, Cathedral Street,

The city's major squares include the Basileion Square, Strategion square, Square of Perseus, Square of Alexander, Square of Theodora, Square of Triumph, and the Phildelphion Square.

The Mese Way, running the length of the city from east to west is the most important thoroughfare in the capital with the vast majority of the other roads, streets, and avenues of the city connecting to it. It is also one of the most expensive, well known for its theaters, cafe's and luxury stores. The Megale Stoa Street located nearby to the Mese Avenue while nondescript in comparison to the magnificence of the Mese is cited as one of the word's most luxurious and fashionable streets.

The Soma Avenue running from the north to south terminating at the imperial palace complex is no less important then the Mese Way or its sister street the Megale Stoa, with the Soma Avenue being the site of numerous landmarks and notable sites.

The area along the Strategion square is the location of several aristocratic mansions while the nearby Bakkhylides Road is a major shopping and entertainment area. The Acropolis Street, running from the Basileion Square to the Acropolis park is a major shopping district in the west End of Alexandropolis, with it being known for several flagship retail stores. Shapur way a street running through the wealthy Callinicea neighborhood is known for its several bespoke men's tailors as well as its gentlemen's clubs.

Located just on the other side of the famed Hippodrome is the street of the same name. The Hippodrome street located in the city's heart is one of the most overcrowded and poorest sections of the city, located in the shadow of the Imperial Hippodrome and walking distance of Oplostasia Palace. During the late nineteenth century Hippodrome street was the site of the gruesome Hippodrome Street murders, crimes connected to the mysterious man known to history as John the Slasher.

Economy

Alexandropolis is a major center for business and commerce within the Mesogeian empire with numerous financial institutions, retailers, real estate groups, media holding companies, a few law firms and several major shipping conglomerates all being headquartered in the capital. The city is also famed for its fashion design industry, and its thriving cultural arts sector.

There are several ALEX 500 corporations that are headquartered in Alexandropolis. In Mesogeia is ranked highly among Mesogeian cities in the sectors of business, tourism and culture.

Alexandropolis has five major economic centers, they are Argentarion, Epiphaneia, Philometoria, Eupatoria, and Philoxenia. The Argentarion Street, located in the district of the same name is the most important street in the empire in terms of finances being the location of the Alexandropolis stock exchange, the national bank, several other financial institutions, several media corporations and tech giants.

Media

Alexandropolis is a center for the advertising, music, newspaper, digital media, and publishing industries in Mesogeia. Major media corporations like PLACEHOLDER, Alexandropolis Times Company, MPE Global, PLACEHOLDER Corporation, PLACEHOLDER, and PLACEHOLDER are headquartered in the city.

The radio industry and out of it the television industry developed in the capital. The country's four major broadcast networks, MPE, PSE, ABC, and Phoenix, are based in the city.

Culture

Alexandropolis has been described as a major cultural center

Museums

Alexandropolis is home to many museums, galleries, and other institutions. The Hormisdas Palace houses well over three million pieces collected by past Emperors for the last three centuries.

Music

Alexandropolis is a major musical center in the empire of Mesogeia. The city is home to many orchestras, concert halls, conservatoires, and opera houses, among which are the Imperial Opera House, Imperial Academy of Music.

Restaurants and cuisine

For centuries Alexandropolis has been famed throughout the world for its restaurants and haute cuisine. As a result of the city's cosmopolitan population, every regional cuisine in Mesogeia is represented in the capital as well as several foreign cuisines. The city has close to 10,000 restaurants, coffeehouses, cafe's and places to eat. Of the 30 three-star restaurants in Mesogeia, 12 are located in Alexandropolis.

Fashion

Being the seat of the Imperial court, Alexandropolis is the capital of Mesogeian fashion and a center of high fashion and haute couture. The city is home to several international fashion houses, including PLAECEHOLDER, PLACEHOLDER. Alexandropolis is also the home of several luxury fashion brands including PLACEHOLDER, PLACEHOLDER, PLACEHOLDER.

Recreation

While Alexandropolis is modern urban city, the capital of Mesogeia is renown for its lush public parks, woodlands, and gardens. The Imperial parks include Acropolis Park, Nymphaeion Park, Gulkhana Gardens, Kynegion Park, Lochias Park, Karpasia Gardens, and Kokkinos park, which is the largest. The two largest parks in central Alexandropolis are the Acropolis Park and the Nympheion Park, while the Gulkhana Gardens and the Kokkinos park both located in the city's suburbs are larger in size. The Pege, a large public amusement center and the Nymphaeum Park are particularly popular among the citizens of the city. The Acropolis park contains the Alexandropolis Zoo.

The palace gardens in the Imperial Palace are known as the Karpasia Gardens, after its aundance of fruit trees is dwarfed by the large and spacious Gulkhana Gardens located among the grounds of the Imperial palaces at Gulkhana. In addition to these parks and gardens are the smaller Lochias park which is home to the Alexandropolis Botanic Gardens and Kynegion park, a former imperial hunting reserve.