As a new wave of vigorous construction swept across East Africa, Rhine City, this newly planned city, did not slow its pace of development.
"The East African Imperial People's Hall, abbreviated as the Imperial Great Hall, covers an area of 130,000 square meters. Its design draws on the parliamentary architecture of Germany, Austria, and many other countries, gathering the strengths of a hundred schools."
The Imperial Great Hall, namely the East African National Assembly Hall, was one of Rhine City's key projects. At present, however, East Africa had no parliament, as it had not yet developed such a need.
Wilhelm II practically drooled with envy over this. Of course, as East Africa developed, a parliament would clearly become an indispensable key organ of power.
At first, Wilhelm II had held a positive attitude toward the idea of a parliament. But after he fully seized power, especially after 1892, parliament became a restriction on power that he deeply loathed.
This was clearly reflected in his correspondence with Ernst. Ernst could only say that Wilhelm II was a straight-shooter who never put on airs, otherwise he would not have offended people so often in the international community.
Ernst, however, took a far calmer view. Absolute monarchy was certainly not a long-term solution, which was why the East African Imperial Great Hall was being built.
Precisely because of this, the East African Imperial Great Hall planned for Rhine City was one of the city's key landmark buildings, and its architectural features closely resembled those of Germany and Austria.
In its specific details, however, it leaned more toward the style of the German Parliament Building, emphasizing solemnity and dignity while displaying East Africa's bearing as a great power. Ernst believed British Parliament did this even more prominently, but the building of British Parliament was