Simparthia Palace

I have decided to rebuilt The Malborough Palace, the official residence and office of The Monarchs of Simparthia.

St. Thomas Estate was build in the 18th Century as a winery. It is originally belong to The Althrop, Simparthia Richest Family.

But after the World War I, the family went into bankruptcy and the Estate was sold to the then Earl of Brindleton, paternal great-great-great grandfather to the Emperor.

The Earl revive the wine business and grow it into one of Simparthia most famous Wine. The Estate is surounded by vineyard.

Beside the vineyard, the Estate offers the view of Highland Hill which is popular hiking spot in Constantia.

The Villa is the best preserved Roman Villa in all Simparthia. It is believed to be built in 433AD and said to be the residence of the Magistrate of Cambria.

The Villa suffered a serious damage several time due to earthquakes. In 2017 big part of the Villa severly damage because of the 2019 Cambria Great Fire. Since than it has undergone a major renovation and closed to public.

Now 3 years later, the restoration is finally finished and ready to open for public once more.

Sometimes ago, I created this Water Palace for my dear friend @mirarae-royals. I know that she have an Indian inspired Royal Family and I always facinated with the culutre. So I decided to make this for her.

This Palace was inspired by ancient traditions of many Asian Cultures where bathing is such a sacred rituals. Kings and Sultans usually have a special palace built for the purpose. The Palace usually have the purest of water that sometimes mix with flowers and herbs with many benefits, such as anti-aging.

I must say, that it gave me great pleasure to built this one. I always love to build something cultured and exotic. I wish more of Asian inspired items were made for The Sims in the future!

The Baitussalam Mosque is the central Muslim place of worship (Grand Mosque) in the City of Sadora. Build in 1834, it is one of the oldest Mosque in all Simparthia. The Mosque also one of the biggest by its size. It can host more than 2000 worshipers at one time.

Simparthia is known for diverse cultures and religions. Although the official religion is Catholic, but for the past 100 years, the Muslim Community has grow and now it is about 20% of Simparthian are Muslim with different cultural background. 

The Mosque itself build with fine white Italian Marble with beautiful courtyard and fountain in Andalusian style. The two minarets and the black dome has become the landmark for Simparthian Muslim along the year.

The inside of the Mosque itself were decorated with Islamic Art mostly inspired by Andalusian and Moroccan culture. The Mihrab (where the Imam lead the prayer) and the Pulpit were donated by the King of Morocco during his visit to the region in the 70s. They both made out of crafted marble and teak wood. 

The Ablution room were completely made out of greyish marble, imported from Saville.

In the compound there is also the Tomb of Sheikh Abdul Rahman As Sadoriah, the prominent figure in Simparthia Muslim Community. He is regarded as the one who introduce Islam to the region.

Despite of White and Gold Decorations during this year Christmas Ball, The Imperial Family chose more classic Red and Green for their private celebration on the Christmas Day. They celebrated the Christmas at the Grand Hall of The King’s House.

tsThe King's House or its official name is Farborough Palace built in 1793 and completed in 1799 as the Winter Palace for the Kings of Simparthia. The palace stands on 450 hectares of royal land. That makes King's House the largest Palace in all of Simparthia.

Every year The Imperial Family spent their Winter Holiday here. Starting in early December, they usually stay until mid January.

The King’s House also the place where the Imperial Family hosted The Annual Simparthia Christmas Ball. This year ball held on December 11th. The full coverage of the Ball is posted on the Imperial Family’s Instagram Account @simparthiamonarchy.

In 1865 Chinese population in Simparthia was increasing significantly. A large community of Chinese people started to emerged in the society. The Government, under PM George Sampaio felt it is important to acknowledge this new community as part of Calibrian Society.

The problem was the Government did not have enough land to relocate this new community. So he approached Kinv Christian II and persuade him to give the community a piece of the Crown Land to them. The King agreed.

The King then appointed a Chinese Merchant, Zhang Xuiliang to be the 1st Chinese Captain as The leader of the community. He also command to built the Chinese Captain Residence in the premise.

As time goes by, the Chinese Community has merged with the Calibrian Society. So in 1946 the position of Chinese Captain was abolished. The last person who held the title was Han Junxiao (last pict). Han Junxiao great-granddaughter Han Rong married Simparthian Multibilionare Theodore Duma and are parents to His Grace Viscount Adwick (husband to The Duke of Pruvia).

The Mausoleum of King Fredrick IX and his consort, Queen Mary is located in the compound of Leydford Royal Burial Ground. Fredirck IX and Mary was the parent of Queen Anne the Queen Mother and grandparents to the present Queen Josephine II.

Most of Simparthian Monarchs buried in Leydford with the exception of King Edgar and other Monarchs before Simparthia Capital moved to Calibria. Each of them were granted individual Mausoleum which were dedicated to them, their consorts and close family members.

Built in 1821, The National Library of Calibria is the home for more than 2.000.000 books.

Many important and rare books are kept here. Including the first handwritten English Bible in Simparthia dated back to 1512.

The National Library building is named one of the most beautiful building in the city of Calibria.

The Crown Alliance Headquarter is built in 2001 aftet the old building burn down in the Great Fire 2000. It is located in neutral zone in between The Kingdom of Simparthia and The Grand Duchy of Hohenwaldau.

The Crown Alliance itself established in the 18th century, ending 200 years dispute between four countries; The Kingdom of Simparthia, Kingdom of Aldavia, Kingdom of Vaestronia and The Grand Duchy of Hohenwaldau. All four countries claimed to be the rightful heir to The Holy Sim Empire.

Since the establishment, The Crown Alliance is never once break their commitment to keep peace between the members. They also agree to released their claim to The Holy Sim Empire.

In 1758, The Crown bought a piece of land from The Duke of Clement, the wealthiest man in Simparthia at the time. In that land, the Government built a palace that originally meant to be the new seat of the Government. But after a while, the Government feels that the building is too grand and too expensive to run.

After seeking advise from Queen Josephine I and the Parliament, the building turn into a public museum. Displaying many Simparthian historical artifacts.

Today the Museum is still open and made it the oldest museum in Simparthia and among the top 10 oldest museum in the world.

Beside of permanent exhibitions, the Museum often hosted temporary exhibitions of modern arts, oriental collections and others. But perhaps the most famous exhibitions is the Royal Jewelries Exhibition that held every year for a month every Autumn.

The Royal Fredrick Hall was built by the command of King Fredrick VI. It is the second Royal Opera House in the city of Calibria. Fredrick was known for his love of Opera. He often hosted his court for special performances. But often, the invitation was more than what Royal Opera House can accommodate. This upset him a lot. So he decided to build another opera house that suit his needs.

Although it is secondary Opera House, it is far bigger in size and grandeur in interior. It can accommodate 1500 spectators and completed with 30 individual boxes and one large royal box. Many world class performers had performed here. Legendary first African-American Soperano Ms. Leontyne Prince, Luciano Pavarotti and The Three Tenors, Josh Groban and Madame La Viu are among those big names that had graced the stage of The Royal Fredrick Hall.

The last big event held here was Queen Josephine II’s Coronation Concert. To see the concert please go to @Simparthiamonarchy Instagram account.

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During the reign of Christian II (1811-1829) relationship between Simparthia and Empire of China (under Qing Dynasty) is blooming rapidly. For the first time, The Qing Emperor sent special emissary to be permanent Ambassador to the Court of Christian II. The Ambassador brought many Chinese luxury goods and suddenly Oriental style became new trend among upper class in Simparthia.

The King who was so fascinated by Chinese culture, ordered a Chinese inspired pavilion to be built at Chester Park. The Pavilion built in the Chinoiseries style, which is also very famous among European upper class society.  He uses the Pavilion as his private retreat. He often invite his close friends to the Pavilion and hosted dinners and parties there. The most famous one being his 60th birthday party.

Today the Pavilion is function as a Museum of King Christian II’s Oriental Art Collections. It can also be rented for public for private functions, such as wedding and parties.

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The Cathedral was originally built in 1521. But in 1777 it was burned down and rebuilt the next year. Since then the Cathedral has undergo several restorations, which the last one is in 1950, after some damage caused by The World War II.

St. John Cathedral is the main Church in Simparthia. Located in the Capital City of Calibria, it is the seat of The Archdiocese of Calibria. During his visit to Simparthia, Pope Alexander XX held a special mass here attended by members of the Royal Family. 

Almost every Royal Wedding, Coronation as well as State Funeral held here. Unlike any other Churches in Simparthia, there is no burial ground in this Cathedral.

Today, St. John Cathedral is open for visitors from Monday to Saturday all year long. 

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The Palace of Parliaments of Simparthia is perhaps one of the most magnificent building in Simparthia. Built in 1829, it took over 10 years to complete. The grand building is located in the banks of Wilburns River that connectin the City of Calibria to the Mares Sea. It is built entirely with a fine grey limestone, while the floor is using Italian marbles.

Perhaps the most famous feature of the building is the gilded dome. The original dome was made of bronze, but during the reign of Elizabeth of Simparthia, she donated her entire year salary to built the golden dome. Until 1992 visitor can climb to the dome area to enjoy magnificent view of the Wilburns. But since too many visitors endanger themselves by trying to climb up the column and try to touch the gold, as it is believed to bring luck, the government decided to close down the dome area for public.

Both houses of the Parliament (House of Nobles and House of Common) are working here. Every year, Simparthian Monarch will visit the House of Nobles to open the Parliament session of the year. The Procession to the open the session usually attract tens of thousands people flooding the route from Malborough Palace to the Palace of Parliaments. But although the Monarch visited the Palace of Parliaments every year, they were never allowed to enter the House of Common Great Hall. Making it the only place in Simparthia where the Monarch can’t go in.

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