Connected Sites
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1459 Pius II. The small, medieval hamlet of Corsignano. To transform his birthplace into the first Ideal City founded on Humanist principles.
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1580 Jan Zamoyski. Open agricultural land on a private noble estate. To build a private commercial and military "Ideal City" modeled on Italian theory.
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1703 Peter the Great. Inaccessible, low-lying marshes and swamps in the Neva Delta. To secure a maritime "Window to the West" and force the westernization of the state.
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1727 Sawai Jai Singh II A flat, dry valley 11km from the hilltop capital, used as royal hunting grounds. To move the capital to an Enlightenment grid based on Vedic and astronomical science.
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1566 Jean de Valette. A dry, uninhabited limestone peninsula (Mount Sciberras). To create a permanent, fortified naval headquarters for the Order of St. John.
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AD 100 Trajan. A barren, high plateau with no prior permanent settlement. To provide a veteran colony for the Legio III Augusta and project Roman power.
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1571 Akbar. A remote, arid ridge featuring only a small village and a hermit’s cell. To honor the Sufi saint Salim Chishti and create a new administrative heart.
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1960 Government / Kubitschek The remote, unpopulated "Cerrado" (savannah) of the central highlands. To force the development of the interior and symbolize a modern, democratic future.
