Lumière: Difference between revisions

* Beaux-Arts|alliance=[[Augustan Federation]]|language=English</br> French (partially)|area=0.62 km^2|general_custom_title1=Part of|general_custom_value1=[[Confederation of Cities Communes and Protectorates]]}}'''Lumière''' (/lymjɛʁ/), officially the '''Consulate of Lumière''', is a constituent Republic of the [[Confederation of Cities Communes and Protectorates|Confederation of Cities, Communes and Protectorates (CCCP)]] situated in the northwestern quadrant. It was formed in June 2021 as a sovereign nation<ref name=":1">Announcement post: https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/nrye6u/claims_of_the_consulate_of_lumi%C3%A8re/</ref>, before joining the CCCP<ref name=":2">{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discordapp.com/channels/846116287452545025/846117237873573918/902635984921980949|text=Attention citizens and friends of the nation! We have incorporated ourselves into the CCCP (Confederation of Cities, Communes and Protectorates)! The main reason for this is our activity level, which for a bit now has been fairly low. Each time I wanted to play civ, I felt obligated to work on Lumière in some way, and civ became to me like a chore instead of like a game. I'm hoping that by incorporating ourselves into the CCCP, people who wish to play in Lumière can still do so (me included, just a bit less) while also diminishing the burden of governance and protection. (...)|date=October 26, 2021|access-date=October 26, 2021|channel=announcements|server=Lumière}}</ref> in late October of 2021. It borders [[Gabon]] to the south, [[Lusitania (CivClassic 2.0)|Lusitania]] to the north, [[Kaltsburg]] and the region of Redgarden to the west, and is close to [[New Thoria]] to the east.

On the 25th of June 2021, Lutèce was connected to [[Nouvelle-Amsterdam|New Amsterdam]], [[Lusitania (CivClassic 2.0)|Lusitania]] and Colissipo by rail, but an aesthetic underground rail station was not constructed; however there are plans to eventually design and build one,<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/846116287452545025/846117237873573918/857891937365524480|text=Although not exactly pretty (for now), the Lutece rail station now exists and is connected to the /dests: LumiereNA; Colissipo; Lusitania.|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=June 25, 2021|channel=announcements|server=Lumière}}</ref> and it was only more than two months later, on the 28th of August 2021, that an overland station was built<ref>{{Cite Discord message|sender-link=AmandaCC|sender=Detective Amanda CC|url=https://discord.com/channels/846116287452545025/846124680543993886/881170537857024010|text=Overground station build is finished, however the overland rail is still to be built, hopefully it will be done in the near future! :D|date=August 28, 2021|access-date=August 28, 2021|channel=builds|server=Lumière}}</ref>, in preparation for the construction of the final part of the L-Line, which would connect Lusitania and Lumière on an overland rail.