Arciluco
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Arciluco
Ⰰⱃⱌⰹⰾⱆⱌⱁ Arciluco | |
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   .jpg)   File:Parlement de Bucarest Bricot.jpg From top, left to right: Colțea Hospital panorama • Amathian Athenaeum • Victory Boulevard • Lipscani district, view towards Caru' cu bere and Stavropoleos Monastery • Palace of Justice • CEC Palace • Palace of the People • Floreasca park | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: the White Citadel |
Arciluco (Amathian: Ⰰⱃⱌⰹⰾⱆⱌⱁ), is the capital and largest city of Amathia, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial center. It has a special status as the central capital, not being a part of any of the Amathian constituent republics, and it is officially known simply as "the Capital City" ( Ⱁⱃⰰⱎⱆⰾ Ⰽⰰⱂⰹⱅⰰⰾⰻ, Orașul Capitală).
The city of Arciluco was first mentioned during the 2nd century AD as the capital of the Solarian province of Amathia, but most sources seem to indicate that the settlement might have been even older, and that the Solarian invaders simply adopted the former spiritual capital of the Preidans as the center of their new administration.
Etymology
The Amathian name of Arciluco has an uncertain origin. Several different origins have