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		Iran's president calls for new capital to replace Tehran (ft.com)
		4 points by arthurofbabylon 76 days ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 4 comments

arthurofbabylon 76 days ago [–]

I’m curious if any of these centrally planned capital city relocations have succeeded. Brasilia, for example, is widely considered a terrible city. Are there successful examples?

nn3 76 days ago | | [–]

St. Petersburg (at least for some time)

litoE 76 days ago | | | [–]

Washington D.C.

overvale 76 days ago | | [–]

Constantinople.

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