Roderick’s Palace

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Roderick's Palace is a large building that is a part of the Trynsern Imperial Palace complex. It is the place where visitors who have business with the Imperial government go to, as the palace has offices for each ministry of the High and Low courts. Emperor Artemius VII or one of his children usally hold court for several hours each weekday.
The palace was started by Empress Jessica in 1435 and finished in 1461 during the reign of Emperor Roderick. It replaced an inadequate palace built by Fredrick II which is now largely used by the palace complex's brewery.
Lobby
The lobby is a vast chamber extending from one end of the palace to the other. On one end is the grand entrance used by the public to enter the palace complex. At the end is the exit to the rest of the complex. At both ends is a grand staircase leading up to a balcony and the second floor. Lining the lobby are vast paintings of Emperors, Empresses, Princes and Princesses, generals, admirals, and heroes of the Empire. An enourmous fresco on the ceiling depicts the glories of the First Empire.
The First Floor
The rooms of the first floor are twenty feet high and tend to be the palace offices of the different ministries of the Imperial government.
Chancellor's Chambers
The Imperial Chancellory is located across the Palace Gardens from the Imperial Palace complex, but the work done there is of the routine variety, and public access is limited. Members of the public who have business with the Chancellory must usually come here to state their business. Often they are given a pass to the Chancellory building and instructions on who to see, but sometimes their business is taken care of here.
As far as the public areas go, there is a large waiting area with a desk where petitioners state their business and are told to wait until someone can help them. The petitioners are then waited on in small private rooms where they meet with a junior functionary who supposedly has some knowledge about the region the petitioner is asking about.
Beyond this area are the offices where members of the chancellory process business of interest to the palace, such as interacting with the other ministries and preparing the daily reports to the High Court. The Lord High Chancellor and the Lord Vice-Chancellor both have offices here. The Map Room is here as well with a direct hallway leading to the War Chambers' Imperial War Room.
Chamberlain's Chambers
These chambers are for the so-to-speak facilities manager of the entire Imperial Palace complex. One seeking employment or to contract with the palace comes here. The stewards, maids, pages, cooks, animal handlers and maintenence people are hired through here, though little of this kind of work is actually done here. Aside from hiring and personell management, records keeping, inspections, and some quality testing is done here. The Lord Chamberlain's Suite is on the second floor above here.
Magus' Chambers
The Magus' Chambers contain the office of the Lord High Magus and his immediate staff, consultation rooms for meeting with other ministries, storage for magical equipment used in the palace, and the Teleportation Room.
War Chambers
The Lords High Marshall and Admiral share this portion of the palace. These chambers contain offices for both High Lords and their staffs, as well as the Imperial War Room.
Second Floor
Rooms of the second floor extend nearly a hundred feet to the ceiling.
Imperial Presence Chamber
Commonly known as the "Throne Room" or the "Imperial Court", this is the room where the Emperor formally meets petitioners. It is high like the other rooms on the second floor, but has no windows, instead being lit by magic. A two foot dias is on the eastern side upon which sits several seats for the Imperial family, including the Orichalcum Throne, the formal seat of the Emperor. The dias, throne, and the entire room radiate with defensive magic. Over the Orichalcum Throne is a huge bas-relief of the Imperial Seal and flags of all Dominions of the Empire.
There is no other seating in the chamber, as those attending court do not sit, though those disabled may sit in sedan chairs that are carried in or wheelchairs. The walls are decorated with fabulous frescoes, but there are no tapestries, windows, balconies, or in fact any sort of nooks or crannies altogether, presumably forcing any assassins to do their work out in the open. There are three entrances, one big one opposite the throne for the public, and two to either side of the dias.
Grand Imperial Ballroom
Some of the richest parties in the Empire happen in here.