Downtown

Downtown is one of the central city quarters of Agami. 
Encompassing the area from the Grand Arena to the freight harbour, it is home to most working-class housing and commoner-frequented pubs and shops in the city. It is a tightly-packed quarter with few open spaces and only occasional, small gardens. Roads are narrow and often steeply inclined, many of them are merely staircases only navigable by foot or donkey. 
Virtually every building in this quarter is covered with green, glazed roof tiles, together with the high building density giving the quarter a uniform look. Particularly as seen from Opera or Emperor's Island, it is an iconic look, carefully maintained by the local nobility by significantly subsidizing this particular class of roof tiles. 
== Landmarks ==
*the Grand Arena and the Hall of Fallen Heroes underneath. The place surrounding the arena is huge, to accomodate the rush of arena spectators after a show. It is surrounded by tightly packed pubs, bars and restaurants offering a snack and a drink before and after the shows. 
*the Lighthouse Pagoda on the wingtip of Downtown, including a little cafe with beautiful view of the entire city. Together with the ducal Gongjue Palace, it forms the famous, rising-wave shaped skyline of Agami.
*the Maan Anandi Park
*the public library
*the Puppet Theatre
*the Watzman Glaciarium, a small ice skating ring. Unlike the larger venues inside the shopping malls and megaplexes of Ridge, this small place was sponsored by a private commoner and is considered one of the most romantic date locations in the capital, if not the Empire.
*Farnsworth Replicas - behind a front of well-made replications of historical blades, this shop sells some of the finest spycraft equipment
*The Powder Keg - somewhere between a pub and an arms dealer, this shop sells low-tech firearms from the most renowned weaponsmiths on Zhivago
==Further articles concerning Downtown include==
Downtown
Category:Places
Category:Agami
Category:City Quarters