Police headquarters

The police headquarters is one of the oldest and most intracite buildings in Republic City, and serves as the base of operation for Chief Lin Beifong and her team of metalbender cops. The criminals and misfits in Republic City are taken here after their arrest.

History
Avatar Korra and Naga were taken here when they was arrested following an altercation with the Triple Threat Triad. Korra had an interrogation session with Lin Beifong in one of the building's many cells before Tenzin arrived to bail her out. Naga was being kept in a different part of the building with other animals, and was released after Korra and Tenzin came to claim her.

Layout and description
The architecture of the police headquarters is comparable to that of standard Earth Kingdom buildings, with both the exterior and the interior being largely geometrical in design. Located deep within Republic City, the metalbender cops' base of operations is a monumental building, the grandeur of which is represented by the numerous entrances and windows adorning the exterior.

Exterior
A metal statue of Toph Beifong can be seen on a pinnacle near the building's center. Toph was the first earthbender to utilize metalbending, and started the Beifong Metalbending Academy where she passed on knowledge of the art. Dome-like steeples adorn the top of the structure and numerous large pillars support the surface. The building's roof seems to double as a landing pad for police airships that monitor Republic City.

The streets surrounding the headquarters are lined with metal cables interconnected by several dispersed wooden beams, used by the police to easily zip around the city, as shown when they chased after Korra and Naga.

Interrogation room


Holding cells within the interior are constructed entirely out of metal. A large metal table for interrogation sits in the center of each room, with metallic handcuffs on the surface to hold down prisoners during questioning. Metal panels surround the walls of the room and can be opened like slits or sliding doors through the use of metalbending.