tie Gotham in with Metropolis. In this version, Gotham is placed on opposite sides of a large bay. It is also located right next to Bludhaven. The distance between Gotham City and Metropolis was never fully stated so therefore it would vary over the years. It has been as close as a neighboring city, to as far as several hundreds of miles away. When the Atlas of the DC universe was finally published in the 90s, it revealed that Gotham City was south of New Jersey and Metropolis. However, various references in the comic books indicate that it's somewhere in New Jersey it has other references saying that it is in New York.

According to DC legend Neal Adams, Gotham's real world counterparts are New York City and Chicago.

Architecture

GothamCity was Commissioned by Judge Solomon Wayne to Cyrus Pinkney. Solomon Wayne saw Pinkney's Plans and decided to promote his art.

Throughout the years, the architectural appearance of Gotham City has varied greatly. Currently, Gotham is portrayed as having a mix of Art Deco, Neo-Gothic and Post-Modernist styling, characterized by enormous sky-scrapers, high-reaching spires, and the presence of gargoyles and other iconic statuary. A constant factor in the depiction of

Gotham City is element of urban decay, which plagues the city even after it's reconstruction.

In all rendition, regardless of creator, Gotham's architecture acts as a major literary device, used to set the atmosphere and tone. Writer Dennis O'Neill has described Gotham, figuratively, as "... Manhattan below Fourteenth Street at eleven minutes past midnight on the coldest night in November."

Notable Residents

Batman