Chapter 1
Geopolitical puzzles and bizarre borders
Chapter 2
Waterways, fire, and ice
Chapter 3
Capitals of curiosity and construction
Chapter 4
Islands of isolation and illusion
Ch 3 · Capitals of curiosity and construction
schopenhauer Capitals of Curiosity and Construction
Golden dome, golden dome, Reaching up so far from home, Golden dome, golden dome!
schopenhauer Egypt is constructing a massive new capital city in the desert to relieve crowded Cairo.
schopenhauer Ivory Coast's capital features the world's largest church, built in a small, quiet city.
BETA
schopenhauer Build Abuja's master plan to discover how Nigeria designed its custom-built capital.
Fun Fact
Yamoussoukro: The city's presidential palace has a lake filled with sacred West African crocodiles.
Glossary
capital (noun)
A city that serves as the official seat of government for a country or state. Ivory Coast relocated its capital to Yamoussoukro in 1983, building the world's largest church there.
A city that serves as the official seat of government for a country or state. Ivory Coast relocated its capital to Yamoussoukro in 1983, building the world's largest church there.
Quiz
What unique animal is kept in the lake surrounding the presidential palace in Yamoussoukro?
Quiz
What is the main reason Egypt is constructing a new administrative capital in the desert?
Quiz
Why did Equatorial Guinea decide to build the new capital city of Ciudad de la Paz?
Quiz
In which West African capital can you find the world's largest Christian basilica?