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Metropolitan Cathedral Brasilia
Cathedral Metropolitana Nossa Snhora Aparecida, Brasilia
Metropolitan Cathedral Brasilia
Sculptures of the 4 evangelists in front of the Cathedral Metropolitana Nossa Snhora Aparecida, Brasilia
Metropolitan Cathedral Brasilia
Three of the fourEvangelists at the Cathedral Metropolitana Nossa Snhora Aparecida, Brasilia
Evangelist at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Brasilia
Metropolitan Cathedral with Baptistry Brasilia
Metropolitan Cathedral with Baptistry in Brasilia, Brazil
Hugo in Brasilia
Inside the Metropolitan Cathedral Brasilia
Interior of the Cathedral Metropolitana Nossa Snhora Aparecida, Brasilia
Inside the Metropolitan Cathedral Brasilia
Interior of the Cathedral Metropolitana Nossa Snhora Aparecida, Brasilia
Inside the Metropolitan Cathedral Brasilia
Interior of the Cathedral Metropolitana Nossa Snhora Aparecida, Brasilia
Angels are suspended over the nave by steel cables in the Cathedral of Brasília
Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasília
The 20 m (66 ft) bell tower of the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida in Brasília
Cultural Complex of the Republic in Brasilia
The National Museum of the Republic, designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer
Honestino Guimarães National Museum
Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) designed several versions of the museum for the capital's cultural sector. The current proposal was shaped like a spherical dome with 245ft (75m) in diameter in 2002. It was inaugurated on December 15th, 2007, on the architect's birthday. Its four levels contain auditoriums, a first-floor gallery, the main exhibition space, and a mezzanine gallery. It is named after Honestino Guimarães, a university student leader killed in 1973.
Honestino Guimarães National Museum in Brasilia
Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) designed several versions of the museum for the capital's cultural sector. The current proposal was shaped like a spherical dome with 245ft (75m) in diameter in 2002. It was inaugurated on December 15th, 2007, on the architect's birthday. Its four levels contain auditoriums, a first-floor gallery, the main exhibition space, and a mezzanine gallery. It is named after Honestino Guimarães, a university student leader killed in 1973.
Honestino Guimarães National Museum in Brasilia
Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) designed several versions of the museum for the capital's cultural sector. The current proposal was shaped like a spherical dome with 245ft (75m) in diameter in 2002. It was inaugurated on December 15th, 2007, on the architect's birthday. Its four levels contain auditoriums, a first-floor gallery, the main exhibition space, and a mezzanine gallery. It is named after Honestino Guimarães, a university student leader killed in 1973.
Leonel de Moura Brizola National Library in Brasilia. Opened in 2008, it was designed by Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012). Its prism-shaped main main block, with four stories on pillars, contrasts with the National Museum.
Cultural Complex of the Republic in Brasilia
Honestino Guimarães National Museum in Brasilia
Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) designed several versions of the museum for the capital's cultural sector. The current proposal was shaped like a spherical dome with 245ft (75m) in diameter in 2002. It was inaugurated on December 15th, 2007, on the architect's birthday. Its four levels contain auditoriums, a first-floor gallery, the main exhibition space, and a mezzanine gallery. It is named after Honestino Guimarães, a university student leader killed in 1973.
With a height of 224 m the Brasilia TV Tower is the third tallest structure in Brazil
Brasilia TV Tower and National Stadium
Brasilia TV Tower and National Stadium
Fountain at the Brasilia TV Tower
Fountain at the Brasilia TV Tower
Fountain at the Brasilia TV Tower
Cotton candy fountain at the Brasilia TV Tower
Brasilia TV Tower Designed by architect and urbanist Lucio Costa (1902-1998), it opened on March 9th, 1967. Its 750ft (230 m) high antenna broadcasts radio and analogue TV. It sports a mezzanine 80ft (25m) up, and a belvedere 245ft (80m) up, providing a bird's eye view of the entire layout of Brasilia.