Ouranos

{{Infobox_City_Template|title1 = Ouranos|world = [[Survival 3]]|mayors = William278, misterblue28|opened = January 7th, 2019|status = Active|nether = [[Nether Transport Network]]|image1 = Ouranos City Hall.png|caption1 = A view of the City Hall from the inside|location = x=5413, z=2089|railway = [[SRN3|SRN]] Branch Line|population = 53|builders = Cookies58_, DragonFire441, Kingcreeper1, marbou9, nossi345}}'''Ouranos''' (''/ɔːanɒs/, OR-ah-NOS'' or ''/oːranós/, ''oo-RAH-nos<sup><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English </ref></sup>) is a public city on the [[Survival 3]] world of the Dogcraft Server. It was founded in January 2019 by William278, the previous mayor of [[Akkara City]] on the [[Survival 2]] world as well as player misterblue28. The city was conceived after mayor William left the [[Deliverance]] project and work began in late December on setting a plan in motion to build the city.<sup><ref>'''Source:''' William278</ref></sup>

== Building in Ouranos ==
Ouranos has an urban-colonial build style with a palette consisting of grey and brown colors mixed with brighter tones to keep the city lively.<sup><ref>'''Source: '''Palette building in-game</ref></sup> The city features tall, compact buildings near the city center in order to create a metropolitan aesthetic, similar to the style of [[City of Havana|Havana]]. A palette building exists in order to enforce this style.<sup><ref>https://discordapp.com/channels/512025888418955276/512699207883423744/530800856233279497 (Ouranos Discord)</ref></sup>

The city is centered on a central Lackria Plaza, named after [[Lackria|the town]] on [[Survival|Survival 1]]. A large [[Ouranos City Hall|town hall]] and railway station sit opposite to each other with the plaza in between. Houses are set out in plots<sup><ref>https://discordapp.com/channels/512025888418955276/512699207883423744/530802156899401738 (Ouranos Discord)</ref></sup>, which are sold by the mayors.<sup><ref>https://discordapp.com/channels/512025888418955276/512699207883423744/530802698115743757 (Ouranos Discord)</ref></sup> Plots have different functions and many plots serve as a place to visit for the city, such as a theater and banner gallery.
[[File:Ouranos Station Inside.png|thumb|188x188px|'''Ouranos Station '''floor.]]

== Notable Builds ==
* A [[Ouranos City Hall|town hall]] in the center of town, built into the side of the nearby mountain with steps leading up to it from the central plaza.
* A grand sandstone castle, named ''Ouranos Castle''. The castle houses a [[Dogcraft Spleef League]] arena beneath it.

* A railway station with access to [[Cool Cove Station]], the third station on the SRN East Line.
* A central plaza with additional palette building providing building information and acting as the origin for roads in the city.
* A theater, featuring an underground studio setup for the game-show "The Chase".
* A ''post office'' for sending and receiving items between players, similar to the one in [[Havana]] on Survival 2.
* A banner gallery where many popular banners from across the server's history.

== History ==
[[File:Concept.png|thumb|166x166px|Initial conceptual planning image]]
Ouranos began after player ''William278 ''left the Deliverance project as a leader after internal disputes in November 2018. Following the exit, discussion between himself and ''misterblue28'', who was a long-time helper of the [[Survival Railway Network]] East Line began. 
[[File:Concept2.png|thumb|166x166px|Initial layout plan]]
The initial idea for the city was to create a grand kingdom in the sky, with contemporary houses floating on large grassy islands. The city would be laid out in a circular shape, with islands surrounding a central stairway to the ground level. Each island would have a "theme", such as being an island for commercial stores or being an island for player homes. Ultimately, however, this idea fell through as it was deemed too much work for the two players. One remnant of this planning era, however, is the name ''Ouranos''. In Greek mythology, ''Ouranos'' is the god of the skies and this name would have tied in with the original floating islands plan.
[[File:Planning Map.png|thumb|177x177px|Secondary plan, including the final site chosen for the city.]]
It would not be until late December of that year until the city would find its feet. A solid plan was drafted for how the city would be laid out based on three pillars of developing a community; Leadership, Style and Collaboration. The city would be a simple plot-based city centered on a square. When planning, a "[[havana]]-mindset" was used to make decisions. This led to the city planning being based around allowing it to grow organically over time. The city hall, station and square between them were all designed in creative as well as the palette building on the square. The two mayors thought that by starting out by building these three buildings first, the rest of the city could develop from that in line with their three pillars.

The city would open officially on the 7<sup>th</sup> of January, 2019. Growth was quick initially and following rapid development plans were made to celebrate the cities' growth in a formal ''Ouranos Day'' event. The city also hosted a version of The Chase gameshow re-created in Minecraft and has seen success as a hub for cultural activities on the server. In preparation for Ouranos Day, a grand castle was constructed serving as a monument for the cities' success.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>Lackria Plaza.png
Ouranos City Hall.png
Banner.png
Ouranos_CH_Entrance.png</gallery>
== References ==
<references />{{Navbox Survival 3}}[[Category:Settlements]]
[[Category:Cities]]
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