<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMajengo mengine ya karne ya 17 yaliyojengwa karibu, kama vile wizara ya mambo ya nje na ukumbi wa mji, yanaonyesha kwamba hatimaye mji mkuu ulichukuliwa kwa uzito.  <response>: Other tasteful, 17th-century buildings constructed nearby, such as the foreign ministry and town hall, reveal that the capital was at last being taken seriously. 