Grand Avenue
| Grand Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Existed | 1644–present |
| Major junctions | |
| Northwest end | C1 Motorway |
| Bishop's Street Opera Lane Razeth Street | |
| Southeast end | Government Chambers and Emerald Quay |
Grand Avenue is the main road in the city of Cadenza, running the length of the city's Great Central Ward. Mostly built after the Burning of Cadenza in 1641, it is a long, broad boulevard with a tree-lined median. The avenue runs parallel to the later Duke of Lindros Avenue, both running northwest-southeast. At its eastern end is Government Chambers, surrounded by other government and administrative buildings such as the Judicial Palace, after which the avenue turns southward and becomes Emerald Quay along the south bank of the Temloth. Along the north side of the avenue are the office blocks and skyscrapers that make up the Astyrian Financial Centre. At the northwest end it enters a T-junction with the C1 Motorway.
History
In the first half of the seventeenth century, inner Cadenza was a densely-packed labyrinth of streets and lanes radiating from the riverside quays. This network had grown up organically over the previous four hundred years, since the 1274 Great Fire, the last major medieval fire to sweep the city. During the Burning of Cadenza, in 1641, fire spread rapidly among the wooden upper storeys of the closely-built buildings, and much of the city's core was destroyed, particularly on the south bank. Most bridges over the Temloth were also lost, as were the lavish Ducal Palace and the Conciliar Theatre, where the organs of government were based.
In the aftermath of the disaster, the Joint Councils resolved to rebuild the city in a way that "should rebuff any claim that the Fire has put Cadenza down" while preventing another disaster from crippling the city's trade and the national government. Calls to remove the government out of the city, for example to Ro'ekha in the north, were rejected. The Duke, earl Pahrek of Cadenza, was particularly insistent that the national government should remain in his capital. The architect [] was commissioned to design a new urban layout. [] envisioned broad avenues intersecting only at right angles, with the city's centrepiece a magnificent circular plaza at the avenue's midpoint. In this plaza was to be erected a commemoration of the War of the Magpie and the Dragon, a bold statement of Cadenza's military achievements against much larger foes. []'s plan was expensive
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Shops, businesses and landmarks
- Adeodachus
- Bank of Yohannes
- Cadenza Financial
- Government Chambers
- Ilius Financial
- Judicial Palace
- Les Cristaux Bank
- Príomhbanc Maltróipea