Oscar Niemeyer
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Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer, unfortunately passed away recently on December 5, 2012. Niemeyer was considered one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture and was best known for his design of civic buildings for Brasília.
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The National Congress Building Brazil's bicameral National Congress consists of the Senate (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (the lower house). Since the 1960s, the National Congress has its seat in Brasília. As with most of the official buildings in the city, it was designed by Oscar Niemeyer...
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Brasilia Museu Nacional (National Museum)
The Complexo Cultural da República, a project by Oscar Niemeyer, is formed by the National Library of Brasília and the National Museum of the Republic. It is situated in the Eixo Monumental, next to the Cathedral of Brasília.
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National Theater The National Theater, by Oscar Niemeyer, in the shape of a truncated pyramid, is adorned with an array of concrete cubes and rectangles designed by Brazilian architect Athos Bulcão. It has 3,608 panes of glass on the east and west sides, and hundreds of white cubes with varying dimensions on the no...
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Igrejinha Church
The Igreja Nossa Senhora de Fátima, or 'Our Lady of Fatima Church', was the first church to be built in Brasilia. It was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and looking like a cross between a nun's wimple and a marquee. The outside walls are decorated by a panel of ...-
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The National Congress and the Itamaraty Palace (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) buildings in Brasilia, by Oscar Niemeyer.
Itamaraty Palace
Ministry of Foreign Affairs HQ, designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1962, this is a favourite of many visitors and residents, and includes a se...-
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Brasilia JK Memorial
Project by Oscar Niemeyer. The tomb of JK (President Juscelino Kubitschek) lies underneath eerily beautiful stained-glass by French artist Marianne Peretti inside the Memorial JK. The museum houses JK's 3,000-book strong personal library as well as a pic...-
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The Complexo Cultural da República, a project by Oscar Niemeyer, is formed by the National Library of Brasília and the National Museum of the Republic. It is situated in the Eixo Monumental, next to the Cathedral of Brasília. The National Library of Brasília occupies an area of 14,000 m², consisting of reading an...
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Brasilia Catedral
Cathedral of Brasília
Following the main axis you will come to Brasilia’s Cathedral, a striking building, by Oscar Niemeyer, whose arched columns sweep up from the ground. His 1958 is an explosion of light framed in a crown of thorns. The mostly undergr...-
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The National Congress Building Brazil's bicameral National Congress consists of the Senate (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (the lower house). Since the 1960s, the National Congress has its seat in Brasília. As with most of the official buildings in the city, it was designed by Oscar Niemeyer f...
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