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Fan theory time!

Despite Celestia's dislike of the Upper class ponies snobbery, Canterlot was still a product of the Unicorn masons of its time. Therefore, the city outside the palace is broken up into 3 main boroughs, or districts.

There's the Upper District, home to the noble ponies, where the sun shines through every window (which the nobleponies take as a blessing from their solar princess), and the district all ponies must pass through to gain access to the palace. Because of Canterlot's strategic mountain fortress construction, and Equestria's general peaceful civility, the city is rarely invaded, and nobleponies feel safe despite living at the city's entrance. Furthermore, because the Royal Guard's barracks are located at the entrance to the city, this also makes the Upper District the safest of the three crime wise.

The Palace is at the highest point in the city, and adjacent to the Royal Gardens and parade grounds. Celestia's school is located within, as well as the chambers of Princesses Celestia and Luna.

Lying behind the city is the Middle and Lower Districts. These are the more humble districts. The Middle District acting like any middle class housing in any city anywhere else. It does not enjoy the constant sunshine of the Upper District, but feels it more than the Lower District. It's your average houses, with your average families, and has the average amount of crime that any average suburban area would see. The Middle District holds the Canterlot Library (frequented by Twilight Sparkle when she lived there), as well as other average perks one would find in your average middle income town.

The Lower District, however, is where the unfortunate poorer ponies live, the lower middle class and upper working class ponies. Many of the palace employees live here in government subsidized housing (Celestia would never let even the poorest of ponies live as beggars). However, this district, being closer to the shadowy side of the mountain upon which Canterlot rests, does not get much sunlight, and thus is more prone to crime than the other two districts. Many of Equestria's Royal Guards were born from this district, as their families could not afford to send them to higher education.

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Posted previously at: 2017-06-30T02:39:43 | Posted previously by: Dinos4Ever