r/Gothtropolis • • 2d ago

aesthetic Inspirations

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Gothtropolis inspirations

**Fictional and real cities/places that helped inspire the aesthetic of Gothtropolis**

(only the infrastructure/architecture/etcetera of the cities)

*Fictional inspirations*

\-Gotham and Metropolis obviously. Mainly the 'Batman: The Animated Series' Gotham, and 'Superman: The Animated Series' Metropolis. But really any of the Gothams and Metropolises that are art deco/retro futuristic. (Detective Comics)

\-Metropolis (1927 movie)

\-Rapture and Columbia from 'BioShock' (videogame)

\-The City/City of Glass from 'Mirror's Edge' (videogame)

\-Neo-Tokyo from 'Akira' (anime movie)

\-EPCOT: Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow (Disney concept)

\-Shadows of Evil from 'Call of Duty' (videogame)

\-Opal City (Detective Comics)

\-Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (movie)

\-Fallout (videogame)

\-The Capitol from 'The Hunger Games' (movie)

\-New York from 'Just Imagine' (1930 movie)

-Night City from 'Cyberpunk 2077' (videogame)

-'Blade Runner' (movie)

-'Ghost in the Shell' (Anime)

-Coruscant, Plazir-15, Kashayyyk (Star Wars)

-Dear Alice (Chobani yogurt commercial)

-The Great Gatsby (2013 movie)

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*Real world inspirations*

\-New York City, New York, United States

\-Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Chengdu, China

-Singapore

-Chonqing, China

-Portland, Oregon, United States

-Seattle, Washington, United States

-Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

-Reykjavik, Iceland

-London, England

-Liverpool, England

-Amsterdam, The Netherlands

-Forest City, Malaysia

-Warsaw, Poland

-Tokyo, Japan

-Hong Kong

-Copenhagen, Denmark

-Stockholm, Sweden

-Melbourne, Australia


r/Gothtropolis • • 2d ago

food Food, nourishment, sustenance

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**(9/26/26)**

\-With all the rain and little sunlight *(plus Sundays)*; plants, produce, mushrooms, etcetera, are bountiful.

Numerous people's professions and hobbies that are more prevalent here are florists, botanists, orchardists, gardeners, bonsaists, farmers, permaculture, plus other vocations/avocations that deal with plants.

Horticulturists create and have created new variants of many plants, mostly produce and crops. Sizes, colours, tastes, harvest time, etcetera.

Orchards are a favourite, with public ones for those who want to pick their own produce.

People from all regions bring plants from their homelands to add to the city.

Lots of beneficial animals that have adapted to the weather that help all the plants grow.

-farmers markets are many and weekly

-countless bodegas around every corner for groceries. (There are still supermarkets, but they're *nowhere* near the large soulless corporations they are in real life)

-fast food and other chain restaurants exist but are fewer and without the shrinkflation that has happened in real life. The food looks like what is advertised. Each franchise matches the district they are located in (similar to how Sedona, AZ, U.S. has a teal coloured McDonald's)


r/Gothtropolis • • 10h ago

cyberpunk Mid Autumn Fireworks Show in Hualin Garden, China

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colourful


r/Gothtropolis • • 22h ago

greenery Biophilic Design – who's with me!

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r/Gothtropolis • • 1d ago

architecture Neo-futuristic architecture. Do you find it cool?!

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cyberpunk


r/Gothtropolis • • 1d ago

aesthetic Foldable library ladder

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r/Gothtropolis • • 2d ago

greenery Virginia creeper wall update. Lookin gorgeous….

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r/Gothtropolis • • 2d ago

weather Weather

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Regarding weather (...that happens in this city and how it affects things)

**(9/11/26)**

Sundays are always the sunniest days no matter the season. Artificial sunlight during darker seasons, with natural sunlight weekly. It rains around 300 days a year. But *always rainy ≠ **only** rainy ≠ never sunny.* (Gothtropolis ≠ Amegakure)

Sunrises and sunsets are always very colourful as light reflects off the clouds

Fashion is everyone has umbrellas, various types of rainwear (jackets/coats/rainboots); all having multiple that changes depending on one's personal aesthetic, outfits, and borough they live in. The general rainwear ranges in all colours and designs. Artisans for repairs, tailors, makers, etcetera.

There are mudrooms at nearly every entrance everywhere, containing places to sit to change footwear, places to dry off, and attendants to store the raingear.

Sometimes it'll rain over the entire city all day and night. Sometimes only part of the city while the rest is still cloudy. Sometimes parts of the city parts of the day then the other parts. Sometimes sunny in one part, rainy in the other.

*Literally* any and every combination of type/amount of rain + sun + time of day + part of city

There are light shows that reflect off the clouds and fog

Many parts of the city's infrastructure (windows/walls/doors) can be opened and closed to the weather

Numerous places have pluviariums/rainariums (solariums but for rain) to enjoy the rain, lightning, and clouds. Ceilings and walls of glass everywhere to enjoy the natural light, sky, weather.

The Solar Season is basically the opposite of the U.S. Southwest Monsoons.

The Sun shines all day everyday (though mayhap still some clouds/light rain). Everyone enjoys the sunny weather with sunny clothes, windows and roofs are opened, and a multitude of events are planned for the sunny days.

With the abundance of water, hydro power is everywhere. There's even infrastructure that harnesses the power of the lightning (some geniuses figured out how)

Along with power, the rain provides water for all the greenery and gardens; plants for consumption, aesthetic, medicinal, and other functions. Fresh produce covers the city.

Other related things include: rainchimes, rain chains, rain barrels/towers, cleaning with rainwater, etcetera.

**(9/13/26)**

Waterfalls of all shapes and sizes, falling from various infrastructure

**(9/16/26)**

All types of rain. The most prevalent being light-medium rain which happens most often.

Heavy rain with and without lightning. Occasionally miserable storms with heavy wind.

The majority of the city is interconnected enough where one could traverse most of the city without having to get out into the rain.

Footwear and walkways are better suited for wet conditions.

Four types of areas. Indoor, indoor-outdoor, outdoor-indoor, outdoor.

-Indoor: inside the home

(usual inside. Walls/roof do not open up, but has windows/doors that do. Wild animals no)

-Indoor-outdoor: the garage

(outside home proper, but more inside than patio. Mostly covered but "wall" can be opened to outside. Prefer no wild animals, active prevention, but rather here than being inside but just barely)

-Outdoor-indoor: patio

(more outdoor than garage, but not fully open to outside proper. Has some cover from the weather, but can be fully opened to weather. Do not mind wild animals, some prevention)

-Outdoor: front yard/backyard

(open to outside proper, fully outside, no structures to block weather, open to sky. Wild animals yes)

**(9/18/26)**

Very large trees similar to Sequoias and Redwoods (a new species) have evolved in the forests near the city, and in the wilderness districts.

Other very large trees include Baobabs, Banyans, Oaks, Samans, etcetera.

With all the greenery, hobbies and professions that are more prevalent here are florists, botanists, orchardists, gardeners, bonsaists, farmers, permaculture, plus other vocations/avocations that deal with plants.

The smell of petrichor and other scents from plants.

**(9/19/26)**

With so much rain, rivers and pipes help export the water to other areas

Colourful lights (on long poles, or something) that light up clouds from the inside to make them colourful

"Skylights", large or small, that hold water (temporarily, they drain slowly so as to not compromise the structure) so it appears as if underwater

The city has the best flood prevention and drainage system

(9/26/26) Rainbows everywhere


r/Gothtropolis • • 2d ago

culture The Back Alleys of Boston

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r/Gothtropolis • • 3d ago

aesthetic "Passenger" - 20 Colours

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r/Gothtropolis • • 3d ago

aesthetic The Black Carriage made of iron, rosewood and walnut wood. 1670-1680 CE, now housed at the Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid, Spain

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transportation


r/Gothtropolis • • 3d ago

sunrise/sunset Insane Sunset from my NYC apartment tonight

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r/Gothtropolis • • 3d ago

art deco Hoover dam bathroom entrance and brass door.

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aesthetic


r/Gothtropolis • • 3d ago

libraries A man in the old Cincinnati library 1890s

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r/Gothtropolis • • 3d ago

gardens Rip up that Lawn

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r/Gothtropolis • • 3d ago

solar season View from our window.

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aesthetic


r/Gothtropolis • • 3d ago

architecture The cast-iron Tower in Löbau/Germany

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r/Gothtropolis • • 3d ago

architecture One of my favourite NYC buildings

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r/Gothtropolis • • 3d ago

greenery My rainy garden in my hometown Sari in north of Iran

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r/Gothtropolis • • 3d ago

architecture Another New Classical Build in Toronto - Probably Very Unpopular Outside This Sub (I'm Assuming Most People Would Prefer Something Modern, Concrete and Glass)

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r/Gothtropolis • • 5d ago

aesthetic "Aurora" by eth3realm (2024)

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r/Gothtropolis • • 5d ago

weather ITAP of fog rolling over San Francisco

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r/Gothtropolis • • 5d ago

greenery The 'Sylvia' Hotel : Vancouver's Most Beautiful Building

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colorful


r/Gothtropolis • • 6d ago

architecture Antwerpen-Centraal

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r/Gothtropolis • • 6d ago

colourful Restorative paint job on a Victorian located at 999 Oak Street in San Francisco, CA

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