Imperial Palace

The Imperial Palace is the executive office and official residence of the Pontesi head of state, the Empress of the Pontesian Empire. The palace and gardens illustrate the tastes, interests, and aspirations of successive Pontesian monarchs.

Andrea Belknap (Empress Andrea I) gave architect Mary Jones the order to design a new government house as her first act in preparation to use this as a palace for her ascension to the throne. Her first draft was a very utopian one, dealing with different antique and contemporary ideals. Her second draft showed a smaller and more realistic building. Construction began in 2495 and after two years the first festivities were held in the newly built middle part of the palace.