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Contents.Fictional description Located in the center of the Land of Oz, the Emerald City is the end of the famous, which begins in. In the center of the Emerald City is the Royal Palace of Oz. The Oz books generally describe the city as being built of green glass, and other jewels.In the earlier books, it was described as completely. However, in later works, green was merely the predominant color while buildings were also decorated with gold, and people added other colors to their costumes.

In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) In the first book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), the walls are green, but the city itself is not. However, when they enter, everyone in the Emerald City is made to wear green-tinted. This is explained as an effort to protect their eyes from the 'brightness and glory' of the city, but in effect makes everything appear green when it is, in fact, 'no more green than any other city'. This is yet another ' created by the.One scene of the Emerald City is of particular note in the development of Oz: sees rows of shops, selling green articles of every variety, and a who sells green from whom children bought it with green pennies. This contrasts with the later description of Oz, in which money does not feature.

Interpreters have argued that the Wizard may have introduced money into the city, but this is not in the text itself.In this book, the Wizard also describes the city as having been built for the Wizard within a few years after he arrived. It was he who decreed that everyone in the Emerald City must wear green eyeglasses, since the first thing he noticed about Oz after he landed in his was how green and pleasant the land was.In The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) In (1904), the characters are required to wear the glasses at first, but, contrast to the preceding Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), halfway through the book, no more eyeglasses appear and no more mention is made of the brilliance, but the city is still described as green. This is continued throughout the series.Although at one point the character describes the city as being built by the Wizard, the later explains that the Wizard had usurped the crown of, the former king of the city, and from the Wizard the crown had passed to him.

The book quickly concerns itself with finding the rightful heir to the crown of the city. Remained the king's heir, though both she and the original king were transformed to the ruler of all Oz. Later works The story reverted to the Wizard's having built the city in (1908), with the four wicked witches having usurped the king's power before the Wizard's arrival.The only allusions to the original conception of Emerald City among the appeared in (1909), where the Little wears green spectacles—though he is the only character to do so.(1910), the sixth book in the, describes the city as having exactly 9654 buildings and 57,318 citizens. Inspiration Baum may have been partly inspired in his creation of the Emerald City by the of 1893, nicknamed the 'White City,' which he visited frequently, having moved to in anticipation of the event., who illustrated the original Oz book, also incorporated elements that may have been inspired by the White City. Denslow was familiar with the exposition as he had been hired to sketch and document it for the.

Likewise, the quick building of the real-life White City, in less than a year, may have contributed to the quick construction of the Emerald City in the first book.Others believe Baum may have based his description of the city on the, where he supposedly did much of his writing. Interpretations. This section does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged and.Find sources: – ( August 2013) Capitalist America Scholars who see the Emerald City as a metaphor for and unsecured ' paper money. In this reading of the book, the city's illusory splendor and value are compared with the value of, which also has value only because of a shared illusion. Here, Dorothy gains entry to the Emerald City (Washington, D.C.) wearing the witch's (the ) and taking the (the ). There, she met the Wizard , whose power was eventually revealed to be an illusion.

It is highly likely that the artwork of influenced its description in later books. Post-Industrial America There are also scholars who interpret the Emerald City as a benevolent vision of with its new priorities and values that emerged with the onset of the. Some claim, for instance, that it is which rose on a plain, subsuming unto itself much of the Midwestern creative aspiration so that it becomes the Garden of the West that has long struggled in its prairies. This interpretation focused on the affirmative descriptions of the city, which reveal the benefits and rewards of the new culture, particularly and the. Other More recently it has been speculated that the name “Emerald City” may be referring to the city of,. This is incorrect as the American city gained its “Emerald City” nickname in 1982, over 80 years after the publication of Baum's first book.Known locations. This section needs expansion.

You can help. ( September 2018). Notta Bit More's Tent – A tent outside the Royal Palace of Oz where resides. Prison – This is the only prison in the Land of Oz, and it is run.

The prison is rarely occupied due to lack of crime. Accordingly, is the only notable prisoner here. Royal Palace of Oz – The Royal Palace of Oz is at the center of the Emerald City. This is where the rulers of the reside. It contains a throne room, the royal gardens, and the royal suites for the guests to the Royal Palace.Adaptations and allusions In city branding Sydney, Australia In 1987, —whose brother-in-law scripted the musical film (1976)—wrote the play in which the character Elaine Ross describes metaphorically as 'the Emerald City of Oz.' Sydney is where people go expecting their dreams to be fulfilled only to end up with superficial substitutes and broken dreams.

In 2006, the annual were entitled 'A Diamond Night in Emerald City' also in reference to Williamson's play, where the 'Diamond Night' alluded to the of the opening of the. Subsequently, 'Emerald City' has occasionally been used as an unofficial nickname for the City of Sydney.The head office of the Sydney-based merchant banking and private equity firm Emerald Partners is located on top of the building on the Sydney Harbour foreshore, at The firm was named after Baum's book and the David Williamson play. Ironically, the word 'Oz' can refer to 'Australia' in colloquial Australian speech. America The City of has used 'The Emerald City' as its official nickname since 1982. There is also a drink known as 'Emerald City' that is associated with the city of Seattle.is also referred to as the Emerald City, and the region has been known as the 'Emerald Empire' as early as 1928. Asia is nicknamed as the 'Emerald City of the ' by the.In Cinema & Live Production. The city appears in the iconic (1939), directed by.

The 1976 Australian musical is a reimagining of Baum's original story, set in 1970s Australia. The city appears in, having been destroyed by the with all of its inhabitants turned to stone. When Dorothy enters, she finds the city inhabited by Wheelers and ruled over. Upon retrieving the from the Nome King, Dorothy uses their power to restore the Emerald City to its former glory. The 1987 Australian play satirizes the entertainment industry and uses the Emerald City as a metaphor for.

In July 2014, Baby Gumm Productions presented Emerald City - A Musical Play at The. The show is a that sees Dorothy and her friends in group therapy with the psychiatrist Dr. Oz.In Television. The city appears in TV series.

After the Wicked Witch of the West is resurrected by her loyal, she casts a spell on the Emerald City that tarnishes it. The prison series takes place mostly in the experimental unit Emerald City (colloquially EM City) of the fictional Oswald State Penitentiary, somewhere in New York. The city can be seen on the hit TV show. Emerald City is alluded to through 'Central City,' one of the chief settings in the (2007). The show is a re-imagining of Baum's world that to many of the locales of Oz.

Central City is a completely set, one of the largest for a television series of its time, according to the production designer, Michael Joy. Its features heavy elements of and pays visual homage to (1982), according to co-creator Craig van Sickle.

Likewise, the ' (O.Z.) is described as a bleak rendition of the beautiful world of Oz. The 2017 TV series.

The Emerald City appears inIn literature In 's Oz novels, (1995) and (2005), the Emerald City is a much darker place than in Baum's novels. It does have splendid palaces and gardens, but sections are also beset. Son of a Witch introduces Southstairs, an extensive political prison located in the caves below the Emerald City. The green glasses worn by the citizens are often used as a way to stop them from seeing what is going on around them.In video games The video game (2009) portrays the Emerald City as a place with private detectives, widespread corruption, mob bosses, smugglers, and crooked lawyers. Set 40 years after the events of The Wizard of Oz, its described as 'Oz, seen through the eyes of '.

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