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156 Holy Land of the Holy See

During these days, Zhao Fubo did not meet anyone from Constantinople. Speaking of which, the people here had nothing to do with him, except for those scholars and craftsmen. Those people, including the beauty and artistic treasures collected by Bishop Bartolomai, were transported to the ship in one go. There were also many heavy statues with many years of history, which were also transported to the ship.

Zhao Fubo was very satisfied with the harvest in Constantinople. He was also satisfied with the life here. In three days, he accompanied his wives to visit the city for three days. Compared with the scenes he saw in the sky, many times the magnificent buildings were only able to feel their magnificence before they could feel their magnificence. Because the royal family of Constantinople had been killed by Azam and Tulansha Sultan, Zhao Fubo and others were stationed in the palace.

It must be said that this is a magnificent palace. This even attracted Zhao Fubo's attention. He hoped that after returning to the Chinese Empire in the future, he could learn from the styles of Gothic architecture in the capital of the Chinese Empire, but there were also some Chinese, Constantinople and Alhambura Palace styles. Zhao Fubo would not have a headache about these things. Architects from all over the world are studying this matter in the "Royal Academy of Sciences of the Chinese Empire".

Originally, Martin and Zhao Fubo did not plan to build a large palace, but if the "Huaxia Empire" in the future had "Homeland of China" and South Asia, as well as Australia and New Zealand, then a palace without courage would obviously not be suitable. Therefore, the palaces of the "Huaxia Empire" royal family in the future will be quite large in scale and will also be the most exquisite building in the world. Now, Zhao Fubo decided to observe it carefully here.

"My honorable Majesty, it is my glory to serve you and the Queens."

The person who led the way was the court chief. He came from France and there was no language barrier. But he didn't know Zhao Fubo's real plan.

It is like the palace of Constantinople in front of you. There are three city gates around it, one is called the Arena Gate, the other is called the Mancana Gate, and the third is called the Seaside Gate. Inside the Arena Gate is a hall about 100 meters long and 50 meters wide. On both sides of the hall are stands, with brocade carpets, mattresses and cushions on it. Originally, there were black guards who believed in Christianity, holding shields inlaid with gold and spears. Behind the Mancana Gate, there is also a similar hall. There are marble paved, and there were originally Kazar guards who had been driven out by Zhao Fubo on both sides.

But they had already let Zhao Fubo out at this moment. As for how Pope Innocent IV arranges it in the future, that is his problem.

The hall inside the seaside gate is even more eye-catching. This is a hall with a side length of about 300 meters, with red bricks on the ground. Through the hall, we reach the inner courtyard, which leads to the inner court where the emperor lives. On the left side of the yard is the emperor's private church, with 10 doors in total, 4 are golden doors and 6 are silver doors. Of course, it is just a package, not worth it and has no artistic characteristics.

The altar in the church is made of a whole piece of cypress wood, inlaid with pearls and gems. The ceiling of the church is full of vaults and is made of pillars wrapped in gold and silver. There are four courtyards around the church, each 200 meters long and 100 meters wide. There is a 5-meter square pond dug out of marble, standing on a marble column 5 meters high from the ground. There is a dome made of lead above, and another silver dome stands above it, supported by 12 pillars. The top of the column is statues of various animals.

The dome doesn't matter. The architect has already arrived on the ship. In the future, some places in the "Huaxia Empire" will build such magnificent buildings, and exquisite statues will naturally be demolished and sent to the ship. However, these will be placed in places such as hospitals, universities, or libraries, and those buildings will definitely be more magnificent. Of course, they also include the palace, and they will definitely be more magnificent and spectacular than these buildings. Because Zhao Fubo believes that when he officially became the emperor of the "Huaxia Empire", the gifts from various countries alone should be able to build such magnificent royal buildings.

The dead emperor of the Byzantine Empire, the palace where he went to court was called the Golden Palace, or the "Golden Palace of Congregation". The emperor's throne was set on the altar at the semicircular apex of the hall of the Congregation Palace. He was not interested in this church-like hall Zhao Fubo, but this throne was quite suitable for the future Pope Innocent IV. Now he could imagine that Pope Innocent IV sitting on the third level porphyry steps, luxurious and elegant throne made of ivory, gold, pearls and gems.

The canopy above the head is a bit like the aperture on the angel's head, and there are fine inlay paintings symbolizing Jesus on the backrest of the throne. The throne is very wide, and it is a two-person seat with a cushion. However, the future Pope Innocent IV had to sit in the middle, otherwise wouldn't he dare to make a queen sit on it?

"Your Majesty, this... Actually, on Sundays or holidays, the emperor sat on the left and on the right seat there was a Gospel, and it is said that Christ himself sat here!"

The person who led the way was the headmaster of the palace. He was a little unhappy when he heard Zhao Fubo's speech. However, at this moment he could only explain patiently, and hoped that this Majesty would be satisfied with his explanation. After all, no matter who Constantinople belongs to in the future, it now belongs to His Majesty the Emperor in front of him.

"Is that true? This book is actually a theological book. If it were me, I would have to let my queen sit!"

Zhao Fu's words naturally satisfy Qili and the others, but when he turned around, he remembered that there were several queens of his own. It would be better to save some trouble if he sat there.

"Well, it's stupid to set up a throne. There is something to do in the conference room and say, "What are you sitting on? It's so boring!"

After saying that, he pretended to shake his head, regardless of the sneer on the faces of Qili and the others, pretending to carefully observe the throne in front of him.

A purple curtain was hung in front of the throne with jewelry on it. Next to the curtain was a gold-plated bronze tree. Birds of various colors fell on their branches, and were also made of gold-plated brass. They sang and played melodious music. There were two gold-plated copper lions on both sides of the throne. These mechanical beasts "can open their mouths and roar, stick out their tongues, and hit the ground with their tails."

These things naturally need to be removed, so Zhao Fubo nodded, and the manager in charge of the record had to write the mechanical beasts on the notebook to be removed.

"It's over, given that the emperor and his queens are so interested, they may have more orders to demolish them. So what exactly can be left in this poor palace?"

In fact, this is not something he has to worry about, because it is the problem of Pope Innocent IV.


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