" Oh, look! There's Emerald City! Oh, we're almost there at last! At last! It's beautiful, isn't it? Just like I knew it would be. It was very high and very thick and of a bright florescent green color, and studded in countless of glittering emeralds." ― The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)Ī very faithful illustration of the Emerald City as it appeared in the original book by L. Yet was late afternoon before the little party came to the end of the paved yellow path which stopped at the great marble wall surrounding the entire city. As they walked on, the green glow became brighter and brighter, and it seemed that at last they were nearing the end of their long journey. "That must be the City of Emeralds!" said Dorothy to her companions. Soon they saw before them in the distance a beautiful bright green glow in the sky. " When Morning arrived, the travelers were filled with high spirits as they continued to follow the Yellow Brick Road.
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