The Spire

Diameter : 250 meters
Height   : 350 meters

The Spire extends through the centre of the station, giving it the highest gravity of any region of the station, since it rotates more quickly than the outer portions. The .75 G simulated gravity here is crucial to particular functions in the engineering complex as well as to help residents maintain bone mass and musculature via use of the provided recreational facilities. It is the cultural and administrative centre of the Simon Magus, with the Navigational Turret containing all the administrative offices, the area just below it containing the station’s recreational facilities, and the lowermost part of the Spire housing the engineering section.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

	Navigational Turret: The navigational turret houses both offices of executive officers and station-critical control rooms. Adjustment of everything from orbital stabilization boosters to climate-control mechanisms is centered here. Most of the station's information processing systems and network routing systems are based in the navigation turret, as the downlink with the global network is physically located directly above the navigational turret.
Recreational Facilities: Recreational facilities in the Spire of the Simon Magus include botanical gardens, a performing arts centre, gymnasiums (with swimming pools), and holosuites to be used for sports as well as other activities, such as climbing and skateboarding. Critics of Howard's Garden City and its proponents have pointed out that the city contained in the Simon Magus does not allow for walks outside or sunbathing. While this is to some extent correct, we like to think that by bringing outside inside, we offer our residents a chance to enjoy a clean, healthy, outdoor environment with a minimum of ultraviolet exposure. The strength of our artificial sunlight is only enough to encourage the growth of plants, but not enough to cause cancer in lab employees.
	Engineering Complex: The engineering complex is essentially an extension of the navigational turret. Support personnel for the network and navigation systems are based in the engineering complex.