Preface Christof Mauch; Part I. Cities as Capitals on a Global Scale: 1. Capitals in modern history: inventing urban spaces for the nation Andreas W. Daum; Part II. The Capital in the Nation: 2. Siting the capital: between Bundesdorf and Metropolis Ken Bowling and Ulrike Gerhard; 3. Written capitals: national images and capital topography in travel literature Walter Erhard; 4. Prime meridians, national time, and symbolic authority of capitals in the nineteenth century Martin H. Geyer; 5. Washington and Berlin: national capitals in a networked world Carl Abbott; Part III. Architecture, Memory, and Space: 6. Monumental architecture and national identity in Berlin: the case of national socialism Dietmar Schirmer; 7. Memorializing the Holocaust in Berlin and Washington Janet Ward; 8. Capital Gardens: the Mall in Washington and the Tiergarten in Berlin Christof Mauch; 9. Socialism on display: East Berlin as a capital Brian Ladd; Part IV. Political Power and Capital Functions: 10. Washington, D.C. under Federal Rule, 1871–1945 Alan H. Lessoff; 11. 'Everyday' protest and the culture of conflict in Berlin Belinda Davis; 12. Marches on Washington and the creation of National Public Spaces, 1894 to the present Lucy Barber.