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Yearly, the holographic images of the two ships are projected over the city, there, the awestriking image of the Supercrusers can be appreciated by the population.
 
Yearly, the holographic images of the two ships are projected over the city, there, the awestriking image of the Supercrusers can be appreciated by the population.
   
[[File:Savoy_Museum_of_Marine_Life.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Main Chamber in the Museum of Marine Life]]Savoy is recognized as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city Alpha City] worldwide and has a very much worldwide distinguished Central Skyline.
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[[File:Savoy_Museum_of_Marine_Life.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Museum of Marine Life, Main Chamber]]Savoy is recognized as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city Alpha City] worldwide and has a very much worldwide distinguished Central Skyline.
   
   

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Savoy Central Skyline from Across Slavoya River

Savoy Central Skyline from across Slavoya River The Famous Golden Towers in the Background

The City of Savoy is the second largest major city in the Kingdom of Aquitania and was the government seat of Sommathia in Imperial times.

The city is built over 2 rivers, Slavoya and Deggale.

The city is the most impressive in the Kingdom, being the home of 2 of the tallest towers in the world, the "Vergoldet Wolkenkratzer" (Golden Towers).

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The NATO Palastschloss Building in Savoy

It holds one of the most complex transportation system in the world and is a major tourist attraction on a world level, being the place of many inter-planetary and international summits.

The city is home to the grand Aquitanii Museum, its the birthplace of the famous Prussian "Imbisshalles" or "Cafes", the Grand Museum of Anthropology, the Museum of Natural History, Prussian Museum of the Arts and the old Sommathian Assembly Museum or the NATO Palastschloss, adding to all this are the beautiful northern and southern Savoyian Bay Beaches.


The city's port is the busiest in the Prussian realm. The skycrapers are a National Icon and are one of the tallest in the world and in the southern hemisphere, attracting millions of tourists a year.


The city is renowned for its famous nightlife, film culture, domed expositions and theatre plays, its famous skyline, and the famous and unique sky clubs, which are featured on top of skyscrapers or half way on one, the only way to get to a sky club is by hailing a Skytaxi.

History

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The Savoyard Central Skyline 2870's

The City of Savoy began as a Sevintrian citadel, called Slavoya Citadel. At the times of Occupation, the Sevintrian fort was a military hub for all the military units coming from the Sevintrian Imperium. As the years passed, the soldier´s families living outside the citadel founded a town between the rivers of Deggale and Slavoya.

The town grew rapidly as it became a check-point when entering the colonial terriotries of the Sevintrian Imperium, by the end of the Age of Occupation, the city had 300,000 inhabitants.

In the Age of Rejuvenation, with the industrialization and improved medical technology, the city received a boost of up to 800,000 inhabitants in just a few centuries. The city being larger than any other Aquitanian city at the time, began to think the Aquitanian cities were useless and the citizens of Savoy proclaimed their independence from Aquitania, the rest of Sommathia followed suit a few years later.

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The Impressive Savoyard Coastal Skyline

When the Great Schism exploded in Aquitania, thousands of refugees were received at the City of Savoy, boosting the city´s population to 1,000,000 people. With the technological achievements, the Sommathians began their race to build some of the tallest buildings in the world, a custom originating from Aquitania, which are used to building very tall buildings.

With the Staten coup, Aquitania managed to annex the Sommathian Republic, the City of Savoy welcomed the new regent Principion Tridius Wolfker, heir to the Aquitanian throne with massive festivals and royal processions throughout the most important streets.

In the year 2914, the Kingdom of Prussia was formed and the capital moved to Königsberg, a few miles north-west of Savoy.

Most Embassies are located in Savoy, ironically, the Capital is Königsberg.

The city is also host of the Savoy International Film Festival.

From the 2860's to present day, the skyline has changed dramatically, the Central Skyline in the 2870's featured separate clusters of skyscrapers, but by the year 2950, the Central Skyline is cluttered with tall skyscrapers.

In the year 2950, the Kingdom of Aquitania was restored and the city remains the second largest and most impressive of the Kingdom.

The City has been host to many Summits and events, most notably the ICP Summit and the 2942 UKO Summit.

The City of Savoy is one of the greatest architectural and cultural centers in the Kingdom of Aquitania.

Places of Interest

Karlingertz Palace

Karlingertz Palace

The Karlingertz Castle, one of the largest palaces in the planet with over 5000 rooms, a building where over 7000 people can live in comfortably, is the most famous palace in the city. Attracting millions of tourists a year and with the probability that the Queen Mother of the UKO, Inez Souza, will live in it, millions more are expected to visit the palace every year.

Traditional Imbisshalles Prussian Coffee House

A Traditional Coffee House in Savoy

The NATO Palastschloss, a cultural building that serves as offices of NATO and as a museum, is another major location with a spotlight on it. It Attracts thousands of visitors monthly.


Several other museums, litter the city with entertainment and cultural facts.

The Savoyard Grand Tower, is the tallest tower in the Kingdom and the southern world hemisphere, it is one of the "Golden Towers" and is only taller than its twin by 15.90 Centimeters.

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MSS Preussen and MSS Revenant Hovering over Savoy

The city's Museum of Space Development establishes Savoy as the hub of space administration and naval management. The great SpaceShip Shipyards are a great attraction since people can get a glance at the gigantic MSS Revenant and MSS Preussen.

Yearly, the holographic images of the two ships are projected over the city, there, the awestriking image of the Supercrusers can be appreciated by the population.

Savoy Museum of Marine Life

Museum of Marine Life, Main Chamber

Savoy is recognized as an Alpha City worldwide and has a very much worldwide distinguished Central Skyline.



Savoy Museum of Marine Life, Main Exposition

Front View of the Main Exposition

A famous attraction is the Museum of Marine Life located in the Port District and is partially underwater, the Museum features gravitational technology on the main exposition, lovingly called the "portal" by the Sayoyard citizens and many tourists. The gravitational force prevents the exposition from flooding the main chamber of the Museum, the field is limited and small, the rest has traditional reinforced metallic glass.

People are much attracted to the Museum of Space, mainly because of its high simplicity as seen from the outside and the awestriking interior.

Transportation

The city has one of the most complex and efficient transportation infrastructure in White Giant.

Highways and Expressways

The Sommathain Western Coastal Highway SH1 is the most important highway running through the territory, it crosses the city through the middle and there it connects to Sommathian Central Highway 1 (SCH1).

The SCH1, enters from the east, splitting to divide into the Savoy Ring Expressway which merges into SH1 in downtown.

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SH1-Savoy Ring Expressway "The Grand Exchange"

The Highways are always elevated and are never interrupted by street lights or crossings, the City Ring Expressway is elevated 5 stories high from ground level. In recent years, people disliked the boring columns from the Highways and Savoy Ring Expressway, millions of Ivy plants were allowed to grow and envelope most of the white columns that hold the highways in place.

The highway system in the city has greately diminished any street traffic, citizens use the expressway 85% of their travelling, the expressway is 6 lanes wide.

Railway System

The railway system is the grandest and most modern in Aquitania, having two important lines from Königsberg and the city itself.

Royal Inter-City Lines (RIL)

The main stations are housed in the City of Savoy, the RIL rail system is the transportation method that is most used in Aquitania, conecting all major population centers and most small towns in the kingdom.

RILine1, RILine2 and RILine3 are all stationed in Savoy, with Estatione Royale being the busiest station in the Kingdom.

Savoy Intercity VLstat

The SIV intercity transportation is an underground railway that reduces vehicle traffic by 45% in the city, its one of the most complex underground travel means in the southern hemisphere.

VLLines 10, 25, 40, 55 and 70 are the most used in the metropolis, with 200,000 passengers a day per line.