Palace of Light

The Palace of Light (Palais de Lumière) is the official of Odentia and its capitol building. Its six main buildings house offices for Odentia’s government and military, as well as the city of Odèneville. The building also contains a 3,000-seat theater and a smaller 500-seat auditorium. It sits at the north end of the Avenue des Lumière and its south facade, facing the Mer Dorée, serves as its terminating vista. The palace grounds are known as the Place d’Odentia and, alongside numerous parks and statues, serve as home to the Kinov Museum, a group of museums that formally include the Royal Art Collection. Also located on the grounds is the International School of the Place d'Odentia, a highly prestigious and private. The complex is surrounded by a series of ramparts and gun emplacements, intended to be used in the defense of the palace and city in the event of war. These emplacements themselves are now historic sites, and many of the original guns (now in non-functioning states) remain preserved.

The main and original building was originally completed in 1926, with the main annexes being completed through 1937. The most significant expansion was the 1973 renovation that added Building Epsilon to serve as the headquarters for the nation’s military. The building also serves as the official headquarters for various Odentian-backed, most notably the Fifty-Star Foundation. Although the Palace of Light serves as the official royal residence, the House of Odene retains residence at the Forteresse d'Odéneville (with offices at the Palace of Light). In 2014, some offices were moved to the Administration Royale building in downtown Odèneville.

=History=

Background
Prior to the establishment of the Palace of Light, official Odentian business was conducted alternately at the Forteresse d'Odéneville and at a small cluster of buildings in the Odèneville city center. However, the spaces, especially at the centuries-old Forteresse, were beginning to show their age, and signs of advanced deterioration had begun to show. Following a 1914 incident in which the roof of the castle's assembly hall - really just a repurposed mess hall - collapsed, King Olivier III commissioned the construction of an entirely new capital complex and defensive emplacements for it.