Having settled on the landmark, East Africa quickly solicited proposals from European designers and selected the one that most pleased both father and son.
"Civilization Lighthouse, a round one hundred meters tall. That height is enough for most ships on the Indian Ocean to see it. With a Goddess of Peace statue as the spire, four lion sculptures carved around the tower below as East African elements, and the globe as the highest point, in the future it can..."
After looking over the design, Ernst was quite satisfied with the work. There was no particular symbolism behind the height, or rather, one hundred meters was itself a fine symbol. It would not be too difficult to construct, and in this era, a hundred-meter building was already a breakthrough in itself.
At present, the world's tallest structure, the Great Pyramid of Khufu, stood only a little over one hundred meters tall. It would not be surpassed by Germany's Cologne Cathedral until next year.
The Germans would certainly like the Goddess of Peace element; the Brandenburg Gate had a Goddess of Peace statue as well.
With lions and the globe, both East African and global elements were present, making the Civilization Lighthouse live up to its name even more.
Southern Frontier Province.
The border between East Africa and Cape Town.
As tense as ever, like drawn swords and bent bows, East African border guards Hans and Charlie once again began their patrol, preventing enemies from infiltrating East African territory.
"Hey, Hans, it seems there have been fewer British over there lately. Have they let down their guard?"
Charlie did not know that the British forces in Cape Town had been sent to reinforce the Afghan battlefield. Such top-level military secrets were known only to East Africa's bigwigs.
In truth, it was