In addition, owing to the city's legal status, citizens of West Berlin were unable to vote in elections to the Bundestag, and were instead represented by 20 non-voting delegates, indirectly elected by the city's House of Representatives.

The city's status was further diminished after Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route around the Cape of Good Hope, thereby allowing spice traders to avoid Cairo.

The famous 1942 film Casablanca underlined the city's colonial status at the time — depicting it as the scene of a power struggle between competing European powers.

The economic structures of medieval and early modern Cologne were characterized by the city's status as a major harbor and transport hub upon the Rhine.

During the Napoleonic Wars, the city's status changed.

The traditionally affordable and practical, yet stylish and chic attire produced by the city's stylists made it a serious global competitor, threatening Paris ' century-long status as the world capital of haute couture.

During the second half of the 19th century, due to its new status, the city's population increased dramatically, and a new period of urban development began.

To this day, the city's identity stems from its status as the oldest city in Finland and the country's first capital.

Turku is European Capital of Culture in 2011, and the city council has approved numerous projects to boost the city's image in preparation for that status.

The status of the Black Sea Fleet has a strong influence over the city's business and cultural life.

An end to the " closed " status of the city accompanied the reinstatement of the city's original name in 1990.

However, the slough was later diverted, removing the city's island status.

The developers are banking on the city's recently granted EB-5 visa qualification to encourage foreign investment in exchange for permanent resident status.

The event's iconic status offers Calgary global publicity and plays a significant role in defining the city's image.

* The city's comprehensive plan has a historic preservation component which will likely become more important as 1950s and 60s buildings acquire historic status.

Congressman F. Bradford Morse assisted in the city's selection for " Model Cities " status ; Brendan Fleming, UML, Math Department, faculty member, after his election to the Lowell City Council proposed the first Historic District “ The Mill and Canal District ” which was approved in 1972 ; Gordon Marker, Executive Director of Model Cities and an urban planner, was instrumental in designing the concept for an Urban Park based on Historic Preservation and Economic Revitalization ; Patrick Mogan, Education Administrator and later Superintendent of Schools, was primarily interested in Lowell ’ s children and strongly advocated the preservation and sharing of their cultural experiences ; and the Lowell Historical Society which opened the Lowell Museum in 1976.

The Browns and Shamus move into a Denver mansion, and Molly sets out to improve her social status by trying to ingratiate herself with the city's elite, all of whom snub her and her nouveau riche ways.

Between 1949 and 1990, West Berlin was represented by four members, elected by its Senate, but owing to the city's ambiguous legal status, they did not have voting rights.

Then, in 1868, after Livorno became part of the new Kingdom of Italy, it lost its status of a free port and the city's commercial importance declined.

Wall Street, which Barry had convinced just after his election to continue investing in municipal bonds, reduced the city's credit rating to " junk status.

To the degree compatible with the city's special status, however, they turned over control and management of city affairs to the West Berlin Senate and the House of Representatives, governing bodies established by constitutional process and chosen by free elections.

All the Viking coinage appears to have emanated from the mint at York, a mark of the city's unique status in Northumbria as an economic magnet.

The greatest decline in cultural and financial status in the city's 2000-year history has been taking place since 1990.

He decreed that the Stadtschloss in Berlin, erected at the behest of his uncle Frederick II, should serve as the permanent residence of the Brandenburg electors, the beginning of the city's history as a state capital.

Soon after the separatist declaration of Los Santos, Fábrega convened every organization in the capital with separatist interests and formally declared the city's support for independence.

The Brazilian new capital, Brasília, hosts modern palaces, most designed by the city's architect Oscar Niemeyer.

* 1717 – An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture and making authorities consider moving the capital to a different city.

* August: Caliph al-Ma ' mun returns to Baghdad, securing the city's place as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Many important historic buildings were rebuilt, including the Semper Opera House, the Zwinger Palace and a great many other historic buildings, although the city leaders chose to reconstruct large areas of the city in a " socialist modern " style, partly for economic reasons, but also to break away from the city's past as the royal capital of Saxony and a stronghold of the German bourgeoisie.

When Agha Mohammad Khan, the founder of the Qajar dynasty, eventually came to power, he wreaked his revenge on Shiraz by destroying the city's fortifications and moving the national capital to Tehran.

Later it became the capital of all the Greek provinces of the Roman Empire due to the city's importance in the Balkan peninsula.

Low rents in the city's periphery, during the two decades after the Second World War ( 1939 – 1945 ), provoked continuous diversions of city housing capital for the development of suburbs and rural areas.

The city's population was 19, 136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota.

The city's design was heavily influenced by the garden city movement and incorporates significant areas of natural vegetation that have earned Canberra the title of the " bush capital ".

It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located on both banks of the river Nederrijn as well as on the Sint-Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development.

Government officials cited several problems with keeping the capital in Almaty, such as the city's risk of seismic activity, insufficient room for expansion, and proximity to international borders.

Belmopan was constructed just to the east of the Belize River, inland from the former capital, the port of Belize City, after that city's near destruction by Hurricane Hattie in 1961.

After the failed crusade of Władysław III of Poland in 1443 towards Sofia, the city's Christian elite was annihilated and the city became the capital of the Ottoman province ( beylerbeylik ) of Rumelia for more than four centuries, which encouraged many Turks to settle there.

Creativity has been the catalyst for the city's " thriving music scene, active nightlife, and bustling street scene " all of which have become important attractions for the German capital.

In the administration of Constantinople, the imperial capital, however, the post of the praitōr tōn demōn, head of the police and subordinate to the city's eparch, is still attested as late as the mid-14th century.

From 1833 to its demolition in the mid 1980s, the Salisbury Gas Light & Coke Company, who ran the city's gasworks were one of the major employers in the area. The company was formed in 1832 with a share capital of £ 8, 000, and its first chairman was The 3rd Earl of Radnor The company was incorporated by a private Act of Parliament in 1864, and the Gas Orders Confirmation Act 1882 empowered the company to raise capital of up to £ 40, 000.

The Great Depression hit Birmingham especially hard as sources of capital that were fueling the city's growth rapidly dried up at the same time that farm laborers, driven off the land, made their way to the city in search of work.

The wealth that whaling brought into the city furnished the capital to fund much of the city's present architecture.

The wealth that whaling brought into the city furnished the capital to fund much of the city's present architecture.