Residence of the Edifier

The Residence of the Edifier (Latin: Residentiam Aedificatoris; Pelaxian: Residencia del Edificador; Reform Tainean: Bouhiau des Edificar), officially the Residence of the White Tainean Coast of Edifier's Bay (Latin: Residentia Albae Tainiae Litus de Sinus Aedificatoris; Pelaxian: Residencia de la Costa Blanca Taína de la Bahía del Edificador; Reform Tainean: Bouhiau des Kouaka Amai Ioui Tainau des Amai Kasike), is the official residence and administrative headquarters of the Castadillaan commander-in-chief of the armed forces, currently in the person of the Emperor, and the official meeting place of the Magisterial Council of Castadilla. It is a part of the Capitolium of Castadilla complex which also includes the Supreme Court of Castadilla and the National Assembly of Castadilla. Located in Santa Maria, the residence is often at the centre of state occasions and imperial hospitality. It has served as a focal point for the people of Castadilla at times of national celebrations and mournings.

Residence of the White Tainean Coast of Edifier's Bay
Residentia Albae Tainiae Litus de Sinus Aedificatoris Residencia de la Costa Blanca Taína de la Bahía del Edificador Bouhiau des Kouaka Amai Ioui Tainau des Amai Kasike
The main façade as seen from Edifier's Bay
General information
Type	Imperial residence
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, baroque, renaissance
Location	Santa Maria, Castadilla
Current tenants	Castadillaan Emperor (As commander-in-chief)
Construction started	1505 1599 1747 1832
Completed	1516 1628 1762 1851
Renovated	1976 2001 2008 2026
Height	96 m (315 ft)
Dimensions
Other dimensions	Width: 123 m (404 ft) Length: 268 m (879 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	4
Floor area	18,000 m2 (193,800 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	13
Design and construction
Architect	Ignacio Batista (1832 palace)
Other information
Number of rooms	691

Originally built as the residence of the Viceroy of Los Rumas in the 16th Century, the residence was completed in its present form in 1851, less than a year before the monarchy in Pelaxia was abolished. It briefly served as the official residence of the Girojón monarch during the brief existence of the Delepasian Kingdom until its collapse a few months later. For the next 120 years, the residence served a variety of purposes from a private residence to a museum complex before being bought by the government of Rosario to restore the building as an official residence in preparation for the signing of the Pact of Eighteen. This renovation was completed in 1983, with further renovations being done three more times within the next half-century.

History

Interior

The Residence of the Edifier has roughly 193,800 sq ft (18,000 m²) of floorspace. There are 691 rooms, including 104 staff bedrooms, 8 offices, 54 bathrooms, 52 principal bedrooms, 29 staircases, 27 gates, 19 state rooms, 13 passenger and freight elevators, and 8 offices. It also has a post office, cinema, swimming pool, doctor's surgery, and jeweller's workshop. The Imperial Family occupies a small suite of private rooms in the north wing. When entering the palace, visitors can walk up the Grand Staircase, see frescoes on the ceiling, and pass by the bust of the architect, Ignacio Batista, in a wall niche. The building also features stained glass and glass mosaics.

Principal rooms

The principal rooms are contained at the first floor at the east end of the residence facing the Tainean Sea. The centre of the ornate suite of state rooms is the Music Room, complete with a pipe organ that boasts 5 manuals, 161 stops, 200 ranks, and 11,200 pipes, the largest of its kind in Vallos. Flanking the Music Room are the Master Drawing Rooms. At the centre of the suite, serving as the major corridor for the state rooms, is the Portrait Gallery, a top-lit display of some of the finest works of art in the Occident. The Portrait Gallery also connects to the Throne Room and the Grand Drawing Room, the latter of which serves as a huge anteroom for the former, and thus forms a part of the ceremonial route to the throne from the Florian Chamber at the top of the Grand Staircase. The Florian Chamber used to contain white marble statues of Fernando Pasqual, in Latinic costume, until their removal during the 2001 renovation. These very formal rooms are used only for ceremonial and official entertaining but are open to the public every summer.

Semi-state apartments

Directly underneath the state apartments are the less grand semi-state apartments. Opening from the Gilded Hall, these rooms are used for less formal entertaining, such as luncheon parties and private audiences. At the centre of this floor is the Bay Room, through which thousands of guests pass annually to see the view of Edifier's Bay. When paying a state visit to Castadilla, foreign heads of state are usually entertained by the Emperor at the Residence of the Edifier. They are allocated an extensive suite of rooms known as the Isurian Suite, situated at the foot of the Dignitary's Staircase, on the ground floor of the south wing. Some of the rooms are decorated for particular visitors, such as the 1984 Room, decorated in that year for the state visit of August II of Burgundie. The suite is named after Isuria, a historical region on mainland Sarpedon that's a part of Caphiria.

Exterior

The Residence of the Edifier is built in the Gothic Revivial style, it has a symmetrical façade and a central dome. The dome is Renaissance Revival architecture. The palace is also largely symmetrical from the inside, with two identical wings on each side of the building. It is 268 m (879 ft) long and 123 m (404 ft) wide. With its height of 96 m (315 ft), it is one of the tallest buildings in Santa Maria outside of the city's Resort Area SEZ.

The main façade overlooks Edifier's Bay, but the official main entrance is from the square on the west side of the building. Inside and outside, there are altogether 242 sculptures on the walls, mostly statues of famous historical figures throught the history of Castadilla. The western staircase is flanked by two lions.

See also

• Viceroy of Los Rumas
• Politics of Castadilla
• Magisterial Council of Castadilla