Capital of the World
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Marla_Singer
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London's History is ridiculous compared with the one of cities such as Rome or Paris.Hamlet said:
What does it remain from the Middle Age ? A Tower ? Hey in Paris we have cathedrals, basiliques, castles and even a Roman amphitheatre !!
Hamlet
Manic Depressive
Marla_Singer said:
Quite.
Marla_Singer said:
Eh? We have hundreds of medieval churches, and other structures in London, both large and small, dating from medieval times; Southwark Cathedral, St James' Palace, Hampton Court, etc. They may not be as obvious as Notre Dame, but they're still there.
Those buildings which didn't survive into the modern age, such as old St Paul's, The Palace of Whitehall, and the like, were invariably replaced by newer buildings in a variety of styles and forms, something which Paris lacks to some degree.
In any case, the idea that you can judge a city's 'historical character' by the age of the buildings alone is pretty foolish, in my opinion.
brandonbowler
What the Deuce?
Well, since Amsterdam is the porn capital of the world and its kinda in the center of europe... 
Cuivienen
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Babbler said:
No need for underground bunkers once you have a world capital -- no one's going to attack you except from space, and I don't think having a city under a hill will protect you from bombardment via spaceship.
I'll just regurgitate "New York!" "Geneva!" and then slink away.
Interesting Fact Relating to Capitals:
Paterson, NJ was the top candidate for the capital of the US before Congress decided to build Washington instead. It was also later named the "Silk Capital of the World" and produced more silk than any one individual city in China for most of the 1800s. To this day, virtually all White Mulberry trees that can be found in the Americas can be found in New Jersey. (White Mulberry trees are the sole food source for silkworms.)
Drewcifer
Agent of Karma
Perhaps Bonn would be a good choice. It already has all the infrastructure to be a capital without actually being one at this point.
Verbose
Deity
Don't forget the Cluny museum, an honest to god standing Roman building still in use with Medieval additions.Marla_Singer said:
On the other hand the problem with London isn't that it doesn't have historical buildings by the tons, but that the English don't seem able to build cities in a way to take advantage of them.
What they've got they have often walled in with butt-ugly office buildings.
E-Raser
hard, but unfair
In my opinion there is only one sufficiant place for the worlds government-
An orbiting space station.
This way the capital would fload above every contry for a periode, it would be almost immune for terroristic attacks, no envy for the location.
And if ppl are sick and tired of those politicans they may easily pull the plugs out
An orbiting space station.
This way the capital would fload above every contry for a periode, it would be almost immune for terroristic attacks, no envy for the location.
And if ppl are sick and tired of those politicans they may easily pull the plugs out
JoeM
Imperator
I suggest Dublin.
I regard it as the best party city in the world, and all those world leaders could do with chilling out and getting wasted together.
More seriously there's no requirement for a political centre to be a financial hub.
I regard it as the best party city in the world, and all those world leaders could do with chilling out and getting wasted together.
More seriously there's no requirement for a political centre to be a financial hub.
Tank_Guy#3
Lion of Lehistan
Washington DC, its the seat of power for the most powerful nation in the world.
Marla_Singer said:
If a such a capital ever became a reality, then Singapore at that time would most likely be a democracy and a good choice for the world's capital. Historical buildings and street planning aside, Singapore has something going for it that outshines all the other suggestions. I mean, if you were a government representative/employee, where would you rather have to spend most of the year?
London, temporate
New York, temporate
Berlin, temporate
Rome, temporate
Instanbul, temporate
Singapore, tropical
Marla_Singer
United in diversity
... Why anglo-saxons always mention London and Berlin and, for any reason I don't know, always forget Paris...Verbose
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You even get the same yearly amount of rainfall in Paris as you get in London...Marla_Singer said:
Margim
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Marla_Singer said:
Actually, I think that this is the best idea offered in this thread so far... democracy aside, the only problem is that it would essentially phase a small country out of existance.
But its a wonderful compromise in many respects - cultural diversity, good unity, nicely kept, eastern enough not to be western dominated, yet enough western influence that its accessable to euro/anglo nations.
robertoross24
Chieftain
Birmingham UK..........the best place in the world by far....
It doesn't rain that much in London, only 3 times a year. Once during 6 months, and twice during 3 monthsVerbose said:You even get the same yearly amount of rainfall in Paris as you get in London...
robertoross24
Chieftain
lived in london for 19years..........an evil cesspit
Verbose
Deity
While in Paris 'les orages' allows you duck into some romantic 'passage' and wait the 10 minutes it lasts... Until the next one.Steph said:
RoddyVR
Veteran Board NESer
i say it HAS to be either a floating island/ship type thing, or a space station.
the ability of "the people" to vote on "drown the buttheads" every year or so is imperative to the survival of world unity.
if when elected to the government to represent your people you know that you will be marooned on a "government only" ship/spacestation, with little to do other then WORK, no fun, and the very possible chance at getting killed with the rest of the government the day before the next elections, then its unlikely that you'll do it for ANYTHING other then the "greater good of humanity".
on the island/ship, we just sink thing for a day or two if half the world agrees (votes) that the government is being ineffective, stupid or just plain annoying.
on the space ship its even easier, just open the air vents. suffocation en mass.
the ability of "the people" to vote on "drown the buttheads" every year or so is imperative to the survival of world unity.
if when elected to the government to represent your people you know that you will be marooned on a "government only" ship/spacestation, with little to do other then WORK, no fun, and the very possible chance at getting killed with the rest of the government the day before the next elections, then its unlikely that you'll do it for ANYTHING other then the "greater good of humanity".
on the island/ship, we just sink thing for a day or two if half the world agrees (votes) that the government is being ineffective, stupid or just plain annoying.
on the space ship its even easier, just open the air vents. suffocation en mass.
