1. Former capital and primate city with lots of historic architecture.
2. Has been surpassed in importance by other cities in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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— @mdasilva.bsky.social (@mdasilva1563)
I enjoy traveling but I think "travel"-loving culture has done a disservice to us. Romanticism turned consumptive. In elevating wandering it diminishes belonging.