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4. 永恒的創新
Delhi's history is extraordinary and its monuments are glorious, from the Qutub Minar, a 12-century minaret, and Jama Masjid, one of India's largest mosques, to the hundreds of smaller relics dotted around the city that risk extinction. But the capital has also been constantly rebuilt, relocated, recycled, and colored by waves of migration.
德里的歷史非同尋常，紀念遺跡也非常輝煌，包括12世紀的顧特卜塔(Qutub Minar)、印度最大的清真寺之一賈瑪清真寺(Jama Masjid)，還有數百處散落在城市各處、面臨消失危險的小規模遺跡。但這座首都也持續在重建、遷移、回收循環并受到移民浪潮的影響。
The result is endless novelty.
結果就是無窮無盡的創新。
Bored of your local shops? Don't worry, they'll be totally different in a week. Had enough of your semi-legal house? No problem-a major sporting event is coming up, so it'll be torn down next Tuesday. Unless you're middle-class, that is.
厭倦了當地的商店？別擔心，它們會在一周內完全變樣。受夠了自己半合法的房子？沒問題──一場大型體育賽事馬上就會來，所以下周二房子就會被拆掉。不過除非你是中產階級。
