In this book, the Wizard also describes the city as having been built for the Wizard within a few years after he arrived. Interpreters have argued that the Wizard may have introduced money into the city, but this is not in the text itself. This contrasts with the later description of Oz, in which money does not feature. One scene of the Emerald City is of particular note in the development of Oz: Dorothy sees rows of shops that sell green articles of every variety and a vendor who sells green lemonade that children buy with green pennies. This is yet another ' humbug' created by the Wizard. This is explained as an effort to protect their eyes from the 'brightness and glory' of the city, but in effect makes everything appear green when it is, in fact, 'no more green than any other city'. However, when they enter, everyone in the Emerald City is made to wear green-tinted spectacles. In the first book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), the walls are green, but the city itself is not. However, in later works, green was merely the predominant color while buildings were also decorated with gold, and people added other colors to their costumes. In the earlier books, it was described as completely green. The Oz books generally describe the city as being built of green glass, emeralds, and other jewels. In the center of the Emerald City is the Royal Palace of Oz. Located in the center of the Land of Oz, the Emerald City is the end of the famous yellow brick road, which begins in Munchkin Country. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). The Emerald City (sometimes called the City of Emeralds) is the capital city of the fictional Land of Oz in L. And more.Wizard of Oz, Dorothy Gale (eventually), Soldier with the Green Whiskers, Jellia Jamb

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