Coltstantinople - The Gem of Equestria
Illustration done by
=jcbarquet. I’ve currently commissioned him to give some rough environmental sketches of the different far off regions in my ‘Expanded’ universe for My Little Pony/Equestria.
Illustration done by
The greatest trade city in all of Equestria, it is here from Coltstantinope that the Emira Cloudia and her fellow pegasi control all trade throughout the known world. Based on a mix of the Byzantine and Egyptian empires, the heavy ‘cataphract’ mercenaries of the Emira ensure that her control of trade is guarenteed, though there has been simmering tensions with the nation of Prance in regards to a recent sugarcube shortable…
Huh, I didn’t know that.
Actually the city continued to be known as Constantinople, especially in the West, until the Turkish government officially declared Istanbul the sole name in 1930. Since this picture is clearly based off a 19th century landscape, the use of that name is justified.
Yeah but the clear lack of any visible ponies doesn’t help, regardless of what the description details.
I’ll let it slide because of the pun.
At least add a pony-like silhouette somewhere next time.
The fact that it’s not a canon location doesn’t make it non pony related.