Ch'ak'iso Palace

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Ch'ak'iso Palace is the official residence of the High King of the Resurgent Dream in Carasia. It is located near the coastal city of Abate in a set of cliffs overlooking the beach.

Ch'ak'iso Palace was constructed in 1997 on the orders of High Queen Agwene. She ordered the palace built in the cliffs both to replicate the monolithic structure of the Marble City and to honor the traditions of more modest monolithic structures held by many Carasians and by the Carasian Orthodox Church.

Ch'ak'iso Palace is a monolithic structure carved into the cliffs in five places. More modern structures which support the palace have been constructed along the beach below the cliffs as has a swimming area for the royal family. Balls held here are normally held outdoors. Despite the ancient, almost primordial look of the carved red stone cliff face, visitors to the palace soon find that it is not only as complex but as comfortable as most more traditional buildings, including all the modern amenities such as electricity and running water. Ch'ak'iso Palace, while only one of many monolitic buildings in Carasia, is by far the largest and is one of the largest buildings of this type in the world.