Gonece

This article is about the Dahemian capital city. For other uses, see Gonece (disambiguation).

Gonece Gëinen (Dahemian) Geinen (Ruthish) Gonéce (Hyacinthean)
Capital city and municipality
Skyline of the old town at dusk Academy of Fine Arts Gonece Cathedral on the Bendlerberg New Opera Zeughausbau UC headquarters Messeturm Saint Peter's Church Skyline of Zollhafen
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "Via et veritas et vita" (Hernician)
Country	Dahemia
Municipality	City of Gonece
Government
• First Mayor	Ferdinand Gruyber-Petit (Social Union)
Area
• Capital city and municipality	228.2 km2 (88.1 sq mi)
Elevation	112.0 m (367.4 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Capital city and municipality	626,915
• Density	2,747.2/km2 (7,115/sq mi)
• Metro	1,330,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (CCT)
Postal code	2100-2900
Area code	01
Vehicle registration	G

Gonece (/ˈdʒɔːˈniːz/ joh-NEE-ss; Dahemian: Gëinen [ˈgəiːnen]; Ruthish: Geinen [ˈgaɪnɛn̩]; Hyacinthean: Gonéce [ʒɑ̃nes]) is the capital city and most populous municipality of Dahemia with 626,915 inhabitants in 2021, straddling the shores of the river Lonane. Comprising approximately a quarter of the country's entire population, Gonece is Dahemia's primate city and the 11th-largest city in the Ruthish-speaking world. Generally considered to lie at the cultural, geographic and economic crossroads of Calesia, it is situated 162 km (101 mi) by road from Thessen, X km (X mi) from X, and X km (X mi) from X.

While previously having been settled by the Goneitii tribe, Gonece proper was founded by the Hernicians in the 1st century BC as Castrum Goneitiacum Domecanum. During the Middle Ages, the fledging settlement flourished as a regional trade hub and became an influential free imperial city and citadel. Gonece served as the capital of the Duchy, and later the Kingdom and People's State of Dahemia in the 18th and 19th centuries. Both its growing importance as a Calesian center of political power and the Industrial Revolution brought about a profound demographic boom; by 1900, it was the 3rd-most populous Ruthish-speaking city in the world after Thessen and X. Much of the historic city center was bombed and heavily damaged during the Great War, with many landmarks reconstructed in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Since 1940, the global city has been a major center for international politics and diplomacy. Gonece is the de facto main seat of the United Congress (alongside X), as well as several other intergovernmental organizations, such as the Central Commission for the Lonane and the International Human Rights Council, most of these located in the Zollhafen urban renewal district. The metropolitan region comprising 1.3 million inhabitants is part of a large conurbation extending towards Greven and Cherms, known as the Lonane Arc, and even beyond Dahemia's borders towards Thessen and X in West Ruthen, totaling a population of more than 6 million.

Gonece is a major continental hub for commerce and transportation. Gonece Airport is the busiest airport in the country, and one of the busiest in the world. The Port of Gonece is the second-largest on the Lonane after X. The city's central railway station, Geinen Hauptbahnhof, is the third-largest railway station in Calesia measured by floor area. As a notable financial center, it hosts a number of corporate headquarters and subsidiaries, is home to the Gonece Stock Exchange, and the Messe Geinen is one of the world's most influential trade fairs. The University of Gonece is one of Calesia's oldest and largest universities; other significant educational institutions include the Academy of the Arts and the Technical University.

Major attractions of the city include the Gonece Cathedral located on the Bendlerberg, the Royal Palace on Castle Square, the Marstall, the Zollhafen central business district skyline, the Weserath Gate, the Independence Column, the Kaiserallee main boulevard, and the Yinese community in Emmanuelsstadt (also called "Little Dongsing"). The urban landscape is characterized in part by extensive parks and green areas, including the Hofgarten, Wallanlagen, the Zitadellenpark surrounding the Donnerberg hill and the Gonece Citadel, the Volkspark, the Zoologischer Garten, and two botanical gardens (the Old Botanical Garden and the Palmengarten). Gonece's internationally renowned cultural institutions and venues include the New Opera, the Komödie in the Zeughausbau, the House of Cultures, the Historical Museum, the Borsigbau, the Donnerberg Archaeological Museum, the Museum of Decorative Arts in the Lobrechtbau, the Gregor Minsky Museum, and the Royal Library, one of the largest public libraries in the world.

Geography

Architecture and cityscape

Tallest buildings and structures

Main article: List of tallest buildings in Gonece

The tallest structure in Gonece is the Lannenturm (Lonane Tower, also known as the Gonece TV Tower) with a height of 327.9 meters (1,075.8 feet), and the tallest proper building is the Messeturm (Fair Tower), with a height of 266.2 meters (873.4 feet); from 1988 to 1994, it was the single-tallest building in Calesia. The 13 skyscrapers of Gonece are:

Rank	Name	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Location	Year	Notes
1	Lannenturm		327.9	1,075.8		Volksparkstraße 60, Düssheim	1975	Telecommunications tower, tallest structure in Gonece and Dahemia.
2	Messeturm		266.2	873.4	64	Linus-Brühn-Anlage 49, Georgsstadt	1988	Tallest building in Calesia upon completion in 1988 until 1994, tallest building in Gonece and Dahemia.
3	Reeperplatz 1		235.0	771.0	50	Reeperplatz 1, Zollhafen	1990	Third-tallest building in Dahemia, headquarters of DZ Volksbank.
4	Paramount 180		233.4	764.2	75	Laurent-Moser-Allee 180, Zollhafen	2020	Tallest residential building in Dahemia and eastern Calesia.
5	Landschaftsturm		220.1	722.3	60	Laurent-Moser-Allee 111–115, Zollhafen	2015	Mixed-use tower. Main tenant is Mabey.
6	Grand One		215.0	705.4	67	Wilhelm-von-Koldmeier-Straße 7–9, Zollhafen	2016	Mixed-use tower with residential apartments and a hotel (CB Hotel Group).
7	Westdock Tower		205.0	673.4	57	Westdockstraße 4–10, Zollhafen	2020	Residential tower.
8=	Reeperplatz 5		200.0	655.4	42	Reeperplatz 5, Zollhafen	1999	Global headquarters of KIN Leyen Banking.
8=	Reeperplatz 30		200.0	655.4	42	Reeperplatz 5, Zollhafen	2002	Mixed-use building housing the Calesian headquarters of the Yin Gok Merchant Banking Corporation.
9=	Pinnacle East Gate		177.5	582.4	50	Wilhelm-von-Koldmeier-Straße, Zollhafen	2018	Residential tower. Tallest twin towers in Dahemia.
9=	Pinnacle West Gate		177.5	582.4	50	Wilhelm-von-Koldmeier-Straße, Zollhafen	2018	Residential tower. Tallest twin towers in Dahemia.
10	Grünturm		156.0	513.3	33	Coemerplatz, Zollhafen	2003	Global headquarters of Leopold.
11	Headquarters of the United Congress		155.3	510.0	39	X-Platz, Zollhafen	1951	Headquarters of the United Congress Secretariat. First building of the United Congress complex to be finished, and the tallest building in Dahemia from 1951 to 1978.
12	Bankstraße 74		153.0	501.9	33	Bankstraße 74, Zollhafen	2000	Mixed-use building.
13	Bankstraße 20		152.5	500.3	32	Bankstraße 20, Zollhafen	2003	Mixed-use building housing the Calesian headquarters of X.
14	Marienturm		150.1	492.5	30	Bankstraße 62, Zollhafen	2010	Mixed-use building housing the Calesian Court of Auditors.

Museums and the arts

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  Contemporary Arts Museum (Old State Gallery)

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  Academy of the Fine Arts

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  Museum of Decorative Arts (Morand Palace)

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  Museum of Architecture

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  Historical Museum (Dreyfusbau)

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  Natural History Museum (Lobrechtbau)

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  Donnerberg Archaeological Museum (Crystal Palace)

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  Gregor Minsky Museum

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  House of Cultures

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  University Ethnological Archive (Borsigbau)

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  New Opera

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  Western Theater

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  Festhalle Gonece

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  State Library

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  Academic Library

Main sights

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  City Hall

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  Gonece Cathedral on the reconstructed Bendlerberg

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  Schlossplatz

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  State Chancellery and Chamber of Deputies

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  New Opera at the Schlossplatz

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  Royal Palace

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  University of Gonece

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  Schöneiche Castle

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  Bellevue Castle in the Volkspark

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  Kronengang

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  Weserath Gate

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  Tayyip Factory

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  Stadtgraben at the Kaiserallee

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  Great War Museum

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  Dormecan Tower

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  "Little Dongsing" Paifong

Churches

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  Gonece Cathedral (Dom)

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  Saint Catherine's Abbey

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  Collegiate Church (Stift)

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  Saint Lawrence's Church

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  Saint Peter's Church

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  Saint Mary's Church

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  Saint Anthony's Church

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  Saint Ignatius' Church

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  Memorial Church

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  Peace Church