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Views of an Imaginary City 44: Bird Temple in Peleosti

Posted on September 8, 2021 by julian peters comics

We are in a small public park in the Peleosti district, overlooking a skyline dominated by the dome of the Chogyan Temple of Tofa, the Luck Goddess. Occupying the majority of the picture plane, however, is a close-up depiction of … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 33: View of Orepi Tower

Posted on July 26, 2021 by julian peters comics

Orepi Tower is perhaps Sensuka’s most iconic building. Even those foreigners who know next to nothing about the city may recognize it as “that barber’s pole tower.” The tower was built under the empress Nanéh as a monument to her … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 37: Inside the Imperial Library

Posted on June 23, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Imperial Library in the Kaduyorma (See n. 4) holds the largest collection of books in all of the empire. Indeed, it is supposed to house all of the books ever published in the imperial domains since the advent there … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 32: Along the Tizabu Canal

Posted on May 25, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Nefirobe neighbourhood sits on a small hill at the northern end of the Lekaro district, just to the west of the much larger hill of Labetachi. The neighbourhood was a fashionable address in the reigns of Bulodi II and … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 29: A Schoolyard in Topla

Posted on May 3, 2021 by julian peters comics

In Sensuka, some very basic primary education is offered free of charge by monasteries and temple organizations. For those families who can afford the moderate fees, however, there is also the option of sending their children to a kadilu (from … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 25: Night Market on Jajapi Beach

Posted on April 6, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Totamontra festival takes place over the course of a week at the end of summer. The series of ceremonial and festive events that comprise it were originally intended to propitiate a good harvest season, but they have long ago … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 22: World Gardens in Rateliska Sesquicentennial Park

Posted on March 17, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Sesquicentennial Park on the island of Rateliska was created to commemorate the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the transfer of the imperial capital to Sensuka. In many ways, it represents the then newly-crowned Emperor Ojori III’s desire to outdo Cherufi Park, … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 15: Hot Air Lantern Display

Posted on February 24, 2021 by julian peters comics

For centuries, it has been a tradition throughout the empire to mark the eve of Midsummer (considered to be the first new moon after the summer solstice) with a nighttime display of takarnalu. These are paper lanterns mounted around a … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 15: Imperial Water Riding Club on Golangolu

Posted on February 10, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Imperial Water Riding Club is a prestigious private club dedicated to the aristocratic sport of water riding—the riding of horses while they are swimming. The association’s palatial clubhouse sits on the shores of Golangolu (“Long Lake”), the largest of … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 11: Along the Terenfi Canal

Posted on January 26, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Nachilaterenfi (“Canal of Flowers”) connects the Imperial Canal to Rejoma Bay. It is so named because, in its early days, before its surroundings became one of the most built-up areas of the capital, the banks of the canal were … Continue reading →

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