Imperial Palace of Cyrdia
The Imperial Palace is the residence of Emperor Cyrdin, as well as the various other important people that require frequent contact with him or his government.
Alterations
The original purpose of the palace was to house the Ospian royal family and a few of their guests. Under Cyrdin, it was expanded to have various places for magical and alchemical research, both his own and other scholars', a large library stocked with knowledge from across the world, and much more housing for the large number of people now living at the palace either temporarily or permanently.
Architecture
The palace is reinforced with magic, and so doesn't need to abide by normal rules of construction. While nothing floats in the air—although there's no reason that it couldn't—various sections of the palace are built on top of each other in a way that would cause a normal building to collapse. The extreme verticality of the palace is due to the fact that, with the city of Salernum surrounding it, there is no room to build outward.
Defenses
The palace is, unsurprisingly, extremely well defended. While Cyrdin himself is a formidable wizard, not all of the inhabitants of the palace can adequately protect themselves. Therefore, some of the most elite members of the Cyrdian Army are rotated through guard duty at the palace. These are troops that have proven themselves in battle many times over, and possess physical and magical might far beyond an ordinary soldier's.
History
The Imperial Palace was once the Royal Palace of Ospia before Cyrdin's coup. It was built several centuries before this by the Ospian royal family, who were moving from their previous residence in the country to a location closer to the capital, which would eventually grow to surround it. When Emperor Cyrdin took power, he claimed the palace and renamed it. As the empire, and Cyrdin's wealth, grew, he had the palace expanded, for his own comfort, his research, and to house the increasing number of important political, military, and scholarly people who would need to travel frequently to Salernum. Currently, the palace towers above the rest of the city, a physical reminder of the might of the empire and its ruler.
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