Urceopolis (City): Difference between revisions

Unlike many outlying portions of the city, the Crescent never entered decline, and as the New City gave way to the [[Julian Palace]] and other structures, the Crescent continued to grow and develop as the urban core of Urceopolis. Many important and historic structures were built in the Crescent during the Renaissance period, and it is the home to hundreds of {{wp|Baroque}} churches. The Crescent was the site of significant industrialization during the early 19th century, but gave way to middle class housing and businesses later in that century and today remains the urban core of the city based around a large contingent of middle and upper middle class families and businesses. The construction of the ''Via Corona'' in the Crescent in the 1800s made much of the Crescent an extremely walkable and enjoyable area for residents and tourists alike, and the Crescent has consistently been ranked among the best neighborhoods in Urcea by several journalistic and lifestyle outlets. Much of the Crescent is heavily urbanized, with the western parts of the borough covered in skyscrapers. Though its business district pales in comparison to Kingswood's, significant commercial and corporate activity takes place within west Crescent.

====Via Corona====

The ''Via Corona'' is a major thoroughfare which runs through the exterior of the Crescent and was the former site of the city's medieval walls, which replaced the ancient walls in the early 14th century. The Via Corona itself was constructed in the 1860s as the walls were demolished and was intended to provide cross-city linkage while creating open streets which would be difficult for insurgent revolutionaries to {{wp|barricade}}. The road, named ''Crown Street'' in Latin due to its somewhat circular shape, presently includes an inner "express" roadway and side roadways for local traffic with bike lanes and sidewalks in between. As with the Crescent, the Via Corona essentially surrounds the ancient portion of Urceopolis to the north. The Via Corona today serves as the major inner-city roadway, intersecting with several routes of the National Interprovincial Highway Service which run near and around the city. Many park and ride structures sit on the west side of the Via Corona, typically about a block or two behind the street itself in order to preserve the architectural continuity of its buildings. These park and rides allow for access to New City, where cars are not permitted, as well as other areas in New City, Crescent, and the Flats where parking may be difficult to find by way of Archducal Rapid Transit stations which sit all along the Via Corona. Accordingly, many of the back streets off Via Corona experience severe gridlock in rush hour periods during scheduled train stops.