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Iran's president calls for new capital to replace Tehran (ft.com)
4 points by arthurofbabylon 225 days ago
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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?
St. Petersburg (at least for some time)
Washington D.C.
Constantinople.