Crystalhall - 1070 Early Autumn by Ambivalence

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This fortress has grown in concentric shells over the years and now features a curtain wall around almost the entire map area. Entrance is via a series of enclosed, retracting bridges on pillars that go over the curtain wall.
There is a piece of dwarven sculpture over the main entrance (not really visible as I missed out a couple of z-levels on the export, I'll get it next upload) and several shafts to let light in to important places, including a party/wake garden with the remains of a Bronze Colossus as the centrepiece.
A statue in the middle south of the map commemorates the glorious victory of one lone Champion over several squads of goblins.

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Submitted by: Rodwin - 2008-02-29 to 1070 Early Autumn

Quite an impressive and unusual fortress...
Well done!

Submitted by: Cheesesnark - 2008-03-03 to 1076 Early Autumn

The wells will work if the water is running 2 or more Z-levels below it.

Submitted by: Markavian` - 2008-03-05 to 1076 Early Autumn

You must like engraving...

Submitted by: Markavian - 2008-03-20 to 1095 Late Summer

Go go macro surveyer... that giant open hall is fantastic, what a great sense of scale it gives to the fort.

Submitted by: Athenspatch - 2008-03-20 to 1084 Mid Autumn

Why doesn't this room collapse?

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Δ 14. Party Garden
This small sculpture garden is several layers deep inside the fortress, but the roof is open to the sky and the light. The centrepiece is a deceased Bronze Colossus. The idea is to routinely expose as many dwarves as possible (including children) to the harsh light of the sun, and prevent them from becoming cave adapted.
The entrance to the shaft is surrounded by a wall to keep out unwelcome guests. There are no airborne nasties on the map so I haven't roofed it with anything yet, although I may try clear glass at some point.
Also note the stylish Rose Gold barrel and bucket in the storerooms. If I can get enough of the stuff I'll get rid of the wooden and iron barrels completely. - Ambivalence
Δ 12. Crystalhall - the main level.
This is the main level of the fortress - there are many bedrooms, a dining hall and sculpture garden, the main furnaces and forge, a stone-atomisation catapult range, and a long rack of tombs.
For good measure, the rest of the level has been mined through and all useful resources extracted. All new immigrants are assigned to stone-smoothing and catapult-firing duties as part of their basic training; future expansion of the fortress is going on above and below this level now.
The shaft in the middle right leads right up to the surface and down several levels below this, it's a garbage compactor.
The small storeroom towards the top of the inhabited part here (the one with weapon traps and several doors) is a vault and holds many artifact items and those items of artifact furniture that I can't find a better use for. It'll be a brave kobold that gets down here! - Ambivalence

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Fortress Name: Crystalhall
Map Year: 1070 Early Autumn
Author: Ambivalence
Submitted by: Ambivalence
Date Added: 29/02/2008