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  1. TV Tower by Lúcio Costa. Located on Brasilia's Monumental Axis, the Television Tower rises out of the center of town, and from its top you can see the entire city. There are other attractions around the tower, like a crafts fair. The tower was completed in 1967 (the observation platform was opened in 1965) with 218 ...

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  2. www.gigapanmagazine.org Will open in a new tab or window vol 2 issue 2 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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  3. Behind the congressional buildings is the Three Powers Plaza with a splendid dovecote, also designed by Oscar Niemeyer, and a massive flagpole put up later by the country's military rulers. There is a small museum, a statue (the Warriors or Dois Cangangos) by the Brazilian sculptor Bruno Giorgi to the men who construct...

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  4. 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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  5. 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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