Ecumenopolis

A depiction of a planetwide city, which the artist considers suitable for both Trantor, a fictional ecumenopolis from Isaac Asimov's Galactic Empire, and Coruscant in the Star Wars franchise.

Ecumenopolis (from Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē) 'the inhabited world' and πόλις (pólis) 'city'; lit. 'world city'; pl. ecumenopolises or ecumenopoleis) is the hypothetical concept of a planetwide city. It is primarily known as a stock setting in science fiction, but has also received serious consideration in theoretical city planning and futurist concepts.

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