Royal Green
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The Royal Green, formally His Most Christian Majesty's Royal Green, is a landscaped park in downtown Urceopolis, the Archcathedral City of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea. The Green which runs from the River Urce to the tidal basin behind the Julian Palace. The Royal Green contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues. The two most notable and historic sites on the green are the aforementioned Julian Palace and the Forum, the center of ancient Levantine civic life. The park receives approximately 43 million visitors each year.
| Type | Urban park |
|---|---|
| Location | Urceopolis |
| Open | All year |
Background
Urceopolis was, by the middle of the 19th century, a crowded, dirty, and growing city, as was common of large cities during the Industrial Revolution. King Aedanicus VIII's interest in urban renewal out of this period lead to the creation of the park out of several parks on the Pale, especially including the Royal Garden of the Julian Palace, into one expansive park running the length of the island. The Levantine Forum was also included, expanding the park northward. The park's construction began in 1861 and concluded in 1867, displacing many government structures. Scholars have estimated that the park's construction did "irreperable damage" to ancient Levantine ruins that exist in the area of the park's construction, and several medieval structures were demolished to clear the way for the park. Much of the rush was attributatble to the upcoming 1869 World's Fair that was to be held in Urceopolis.