Post by jjohnson on Oct 9, 2024 3:27:24 GMT
I am working on turning my Dixie Forever into an actual novel, and part of it is deciding how to lay out the capital district. I decided on the area at the border of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, as it has plenty of land, and is far enough away from DC and the border that it wouldn't be in as much danger as Richmond was. So, this is the layout:
This is the Executive Mansion (Keddleston Hall is the base image):
My question for the folks here is, where would I put the executive mansion, Congress, Supreme Court, and the main train station (Union Station) in the capital district? What were the design principles that led to the layout of DC? Should I make this district a + where the Executive Mansion is at the North Point from the Center, say a half mile north of the center point, Congress a half mile south of it, Supreme Court a half mile west, and the Union Station a half mile east of center point? Or put them on an X or even an extended X to look like their battle flag?
Confederate Capitol Building:
A few key differences:
The House and Senate wings are both the same length fore and aft, extending 76 feet out from the building both ways. The front of the building is not flush, sticking out 70 feet just like the back, and the connecting areas do not narrow, maintaining the 152 foot thickness the whole way. Both the House and Senate have a statuary, rotunda, and reception hall before their respective chambers. The House has green carpet, and the Senate red. Also, given the much smaller federal government and higher number of representatives, their staffs are much, much smaller, so it wasn't until the 1960s before Congress finally approved congressional office buildings.
This is the Executive Mansion (Keddleston Hall is the base image):
My question for the folks here is, where would I put the executive mansion, Congress, Supreme Court, and the main train station (Union Station) in the capital district? What were the design principles that led to the layout of DC? Should I make this district a + where the Executive Mansion is at the North Point from the Center, say a half mile north of the center point, Congress a half mile south of it, Supreme Court a half mile west, and the Union Station a half mile east of center point? Or put them on an X or even an extended X to look like their battle flag?
Confederate Capitol Building:
A few key differences:
The House and Senate wings are both the same length fore and aft, extending 76 feet out from the building both ways. The front of the building is not flush, sticking out 70 feet just like the back, and the connecting areas do not narrow, maintaining the 152 foot thickness the whole way. Both the House and Senate have a statuary, rotunda, and reception hall before their respective chambers. The House has green carpet, and the Senate red. Also, given the much smaller federal government and higher number of representatives, their staffs are much, much smaller, so it wasn't until the 1960s before Congress finally approved congressional office buildings.
