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A zeppelin service to [[Cockbill Street]] will hopefully soon be available, operated by the Streetian Airlift Company. | A zeppelin service to [[Cockbill Street]] will hopefully soon be available, operated by the Streetian Airlift Company. | ||
Revision as of 03:19, 15 December 2006
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Contents
Map of Gabalfa City Centre
Administration
1. Grand Shura of Bettia debating chambers
2. Gabalfa Provincial Council (GPC)
3. Gabalfa City Hall
Embassies
4. Nedalia
5. Xile
6. Khazaron
7. Abattoir
8. Lesser Ribena
9. Starblaydia
10. Lamoni
11. Latao
12. Hypocria
13. Currently vacant
(Other embassies will be allocated throughout the city as and when needed)
Places of Interest
14. War Memorial
15. Balfa Place
16. Gabalfa Grand Mosque
17. Gabalfa Gardens
18. Stadiwm Bettia
19. Blue Arora Shopping Centre
20. The Rambles
21. Market Square
Transportation
22. Gabalfa Bus Station
23. Gabalfa Central railway station
24. The Rambles railway station
25. Gabalfa Civic Centre railway station
Gabalfa Underground Transport System (GUTS)
26. Gabalfa Central
27. Grand Mosque
28. Stadiwm Bettia
29. South Bank
30. The Rambles
Places of Interest
Grand Shura Debating Chambers
Designed by acclaimed minimlist architect Taha Evans, the recently-completed debating chambers provides a home for the ruling Grand Shura of Bettia and its associated adminstration. Nicknamed 'The Big Table', its main structure is comprised of four large steel pillars supporting a flat roof slab, from which a vast expanse of glass is suspended. The whole building is set at the top of a stepped plinth.
Grand Central Mosque
Set in one corner of Gabalfa Gardens, this magnificent place of worship has dominated the Gabalfa skyline for centuries, even surviving the recent war of independance and the wholesale move to Atlantian Oceania. Its most striking features are its striking green dome and matching minerets, mirroring the mosque's verdant suuroundings. This along with the muted yellow of it's sandstone walls has led some historians to speculate that this is the reason why Bettia's flag is green and yellow. The main prayer hall can hold 10000 men on the ground floor and 5000 women on its mezzanine level.
The Rambles
A vast curved street set into an otherwise regular grid-plan of streets in the centre of Gabalfa, now used as the main shopping and socialising area. The Rambles was originally two separate streets built around 130 years ago to accomdate the new northern railway line. Around 40 years ago, the then government took the decision to take the railway line running through the centre of Gabalfa and move it underground, but decided against reinstating the regular street grid. They instead chose to develop this new space, a choice that proved popular with the locals.
Transportation
Gabalfa is served by an interconnecting grid of streets, with a Riverside Boulevard running along the length of the River Balfa on either side for some ten miles. The city is served by an Inner Ring Road (the P1), and an orbital motorway (the M3) from which other motorways and roads lead to major cities. An interstate motorway connects Gabalfa with Nedalia and Hypocria, with direct access to Bedistan provided via the M2 running to the north.
Gabalfa is connected to the national railway network, with rail links provided to all major cities. The line is run underground within the city centre. International rail links are available from Gabalfa to Kafra (Nedalia), Pylos, Hypocrium and Thraxus (Hypocria), and Fonstown (Spruitland, via an undersea tunnel).
The high-speed Gabalfa Underground Transport System (GUTS) provides a link between Gabalfa Central Station and Gabalfa International Airport (located to the north of the city), with numerous stations positioned along its route. There is a wide demand for this service to be extended to other parts of the city.
Gabalfa International Airport (GBI) is undergoing major renovations. The national airline Arorair currently provides flights from GBI to the following airports:
- Akani Sands airport (AKS)
- Kafra International Airport (Nedalia)
- Nephi International Airport (Lamoni)
- Drax International Airport (Hypocria)
- Timiocato Santo Ragazzo International Airport (Pacitalia)
A zeppelin service to Cockbill Street will hopefully soon be available, operated by the Streetian Airlift Company.
The government is always hoping to attract foreign carriers and open overseas routes.
