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I believe in some cases a capital was moved to a minor but already-existing city. Amman and Madrid are examples of this, so maybe they don't count as "purpose-b
by g_sch 6y ago
I believe in some cases a capital was moved to a minor but already-existing city. Amman and Madrid are examples of this, so maybe they don't count as "purpose-built".
- AdrianB1 6y agoCan you explain what you want to tell about Amman? I lived there when I was a kid (and the city a lot smaller) and it is the only major city in Jordan the the only logical choice as a capital. The position is also good for a capital city, there is nothing in the south (I lived in Aqaba first).
- g_sch 6y agoAmman is the largest city in Jordan by some distance _now_, but when it was designated as the capital in 1921, it was much smaller. Its growth has come almost exclusively since then, and as a result of its designation as the captial, it became the largest city in the country.
- IfOnlyYouKnew 6y agoBonn, Germany’s capital from 49(?) to 1991 would also fit that pattern. There were far larger cities such as Munich, Hamburg, and Frankfurt in West Germany. Nobody wanted a strong German capital.