SCJU headquarters
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The article below describes the destroyed SCJU Headquarters that existed between 2005-2008.
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The SCJU Headqurters and Grounds
The Simcity Journal Union Headquarters is a unique complex that is located in Rhodesia Newydd. It currently serves the SCJU and officially opened on April 15th 2006. It is located near the New Rhodesian Assembly in the city centre and is flanked, on both sides by the New Rhodesian Metroplex Canal system that surrounds almost half of the complex's spacious grounds.
The complex includes four major buildings:
The Embassy Tower
The 42 floor Embassy tower holds all of the union embassies, with plenty of room for expansion. As well as several conference rooms and office spaces. The official SCJU website office, a three story expansive presidential office, a two story vice-presidential office and a huge open-air presidential courtyard.
Currently there are 25 embassies located in embassy tower, repesenting billions. The following nations have embassies in embassy tower:
- Embassy of North West Divide (floor 12)
- Embassy of USB (floor 20)
- Embassy of Fateland (floor 23)
- Embassy of Wood County (floor 24)
- Embassy of Privatt (floor 25)
- Embassy of Green Depra (Floor 26)
- Embassy of New England (Floor 26)
- Embassy of Kinata (floor 27)
- Embassy of Aleutisyera (floor 27)
- Embassy of Mazun Emirates (floor 29)
- Embassy of Ankara (floor 29)
- Embassy of Whatcom (floor 31)
- Embassy of The Greater Columbia River (floor 31)
- Embassy of St Marque Inlet (floor 32)
- Embassy of Calderwood (floor 33)
- Embassy of Pacifia (floor 33)
- Embassy of Fallenhain (floor 34)
- Embassy of Casanares (floor 35)
- Embassy of Dominea (floor 35)
- Embassy of Myon (floor 36)
- Embassy of Astoria (floor 36)
- Embassy of Savannah (Floor 37)
- Embassy of Orion Empire (floor 37)
- Embassy of Chaumont (floor 38)
- Embassy of Cézarest (floor 38)
The Senate
The Senate building, a grande multi-level space that can accomidate all ministers and representitives in the union to meet under one roof. visitors are able to view proceedings via a plinth level inside the senate building (near the glass blue roof). Furnishings and decor inside the building are constructed of beech, pine, and oak and features further eco-friendly facilities and capabilities, including the ability to use the ground as a heat source, recycling of rain water for toilets and windows.
The Constitution Building
The Constitution building houses the permanent union council headquarters at the request of the minister of education, Cafe le Gallois, gift shop and a subway station. Several offices spaces for ambassadors are also located here, currently accomidating:
- Ambassadorial Office: Anjay
- Ambassadorial Office: Armalis
- Ambassadorial Office: Nightmare Islands
- Ambassadorial Office: Andover Island
- Ambassadorial Office: Myerscough
The Excelsior Hotel
The Excelsior hotel houses approximately 45 elegant suites intended for ministerial short stays and weekends, as well as 2 very large executive penthouse suites reserved for the president and vice president of the union. The building also benefits from having an underground car park.
The Union headquarters building was designed by Llynos Dŵrau upon approval of the New Rhodesian government. Previously the area had been an industrial estate until the mid-1950's when the area value declined with the pull-out of major industries. It is a declared international zone belonging to all Member States, and as such will survive in perpetuity, forever belonging to the Member States as an asset of the SCJU.
The site of the Union headquarters has extraterritoriality status like embassies do. This affects some law enforcement where SCJU rules override the laws of New Rhodesia City, but does not give immunity to crimes that take place there. In addition, a few members of the SCJU staff have diplomatic immunity and so cannot be prosecuted by local courts unless the diplomatic immunity is waived by the union president.
The complex has a street address of 3 Tangnefedd Avenue, New Rhodesia City, New Rhodesia, Wales, NR15 8BD. Security concerns subject all mails addressed thereto to sterilization, so items that may be degraded should be sent by courier.
Regeneration
On the 9th July 2006 the New Rhodesian Government announced that the SCJU HQ complex would be given a major overhaul over the course of the next six months. As part of it's commitments to keep the HQ modern and updated. This marked the first major overhaul since the HQ was built 2 and a half years previously. The Complex was completely finished and reopened to the public on October 1st 2006, the day before the first Simlympics in New Rhodesia City, New Rhodesia. the regeneration to improvements to the Embassy Tower, Senate, Excelsior Hotel, Ground expansion, The Monument of Universal Suffrage and a retrofitting of key plumbing and electrical systems throughout the complex.
Proposed alternatives
Isla De Suenos and Royal Amicitia, were also proposed as sites for the Union headquarters before new Rhodesia was finally decided upon.
For the first few years, the SCJU was headquartered in Calderwood, and was the seat of the senate during that period. Unfortunately the city went into crisis and the HQ building was closed down.
New Rhodesia after pitching some conceptual designs for the new HQ was voted and approved by almost every member to host the prestigious complex. Desiging and funding went ahead, resulting in construction in late 2005 and the eventual opening on April 15th 2006.
Destruction
On the 7th July 2008, an explosion ripped through several floors of embassy tower at approximately 9:00AM GMT with media reporting the incident shortly after. An airborn assault was ruled out almost instantaneously, leading to a tentative conclusion that an explosion within occurred. After unsuccessfully attempting to out the fires, the entire tower collaped four hours after the explosion. Consul Lady Christina of Dominea was critically injured in the explosion and was taken to hospital. She had been heroically pulled out of the wreckage by the Calderwood ambassador who saw her trapped.