Architecture of Imperial Norway

The architecture of Imperial Norway and Neo Dixie reveals starkly different worlds shaped by their histories and values. In Imperial Norway, the old blends with the monumental. Towering over Oslo’s preserved 19th-century neighborhoods are the Imperial Towers, massive black brutalist structures of stone and concrete, designed as both symbols of dominance and functional war machines. These monoliths embody the regime’s obsession with permanence and control, casting long shadows over Oslo’s historicist facades and cobblestone streets. Together, they create a chillingly oppressive skyline, where the romantic charm of old Europe is dominated by the brutal pragmatism of Imperial power.

Neo Dixie, by contrast, is a chaotic and fragmented landscape, born from rebellion and steeped in conflict. Following the collapse of the New Confederacy—a white supremacist regime that rose in the South after the contested 2020 U.S. election—Neo Dixie emerged as a loose coalition of gang leaders and warlords. Its feudal society is reflected in its architecture: gritty, decayed inner cities covered in graffiti and riddled with bullet holes, surrounded by fortified compounds and heavily-armed gang enclaves. Former corporate plazas, once shining symbols of capitalism, are now hollowed out and repurposed into trading hubs or warlord strongholds. Suburban neighborhoods lie in ruin, overtaken by sprawling industrial zones and makeshift settlements. It’s a dystopian patchwork of decay and defiance, infused with a distinctly American aesthetic—a blend of post-apocalyptic urban sprawl and grim feudal fortifications, where power is asserted through walls, neon signs, and the unrelenting presence of armed enforcers.

Norwegian Imperial Towers

Imperial Towers are mega structures made of heavy blocks of stone and concrete. They have multi-purpose function. In addition to being airship docking ports they are also flak towers to shoot down enemy airplanes. Inspiration is from Nazi Germany flak towers. These structures were near impossible to destroy, which is why many still exist in Germany till this day.

Imperial towers store large amounts of ammunition, food and other supplies. They work and shelters in war and house even war factories and various government functions and military installations and personnel.

Qvam Tower

Oslo Aerodrome for Imperial Airships

Qvam Tower is one of the three towers that dominate the Oslo skyline. It is the largest and most important serving as the main aerodrome for Oslo. At its summit Imperial airships will dock to unload cargo and passengers.

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Imperial Airship

In the novel Imperial Norway 2053 Povel Vieregg observes the towers as his armored train approach Oslo:

The towers were monoliths of power, rising out of the urban sprawl like dark sentinels. Lines and dots of red lights traced their surfaces, pulsing rhythmically to guide the incoming Imperial Airships that docked at their summits. Vieregg spotted to immense black airship above the city approaching one of the taller towers.

The towers are dotted around Norway to be utilized as defense structures and enable a transportation network built around airships. Due to the small populations of Norwegian towns they often play similar role to medieval castles surrounded by small villages.

Norwegian Houses

Imperial Norway is a study in contrast. While the Imperial Towers are imposing fascist monstrosities, the other architecture is more cozy traditional Norwegian wooden houses. Norwegian Swiss Chalet style is popular.