Brasilia (Brazil, august 2006)
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Outside the Metropolitan Cathedral, Alfredo Ceschiatti’s sculpture, the four evangelists |
The Metropolitan Cathedral, designed by Oscar Niemeyer and inaugurated in 1970 |
Inside the Metropolitan Cathedral |
The Metropolitan Cathedral by Oscar Niemeyer |
Itamaraty Palace, by Oscar Niemeyer (the “Arches Palace") and the Meteoro sculpture by Bruno Giorgi |
National Congress: the Federal Senate – the "concave architectural dish", and the Chamber of Deputies the "convex dish" |
National Congress |
The Congress building |
The National Congress and the Deputies Chamber |
The Three Powers Square (Praça dos Três Poderes), The Congress |
Palace of Justice (Supreme Court) |
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Alvorada Palace, the changing of the guard |
Alvorada Palace, the changing of the guard |
Alvorada Palace, the changing of the guard |
Alvorada Palace, the changing of the guard |
The Juscelino Kubitschek JK bridge (2002) is the third bridge built to connect the city’s Pilot Plan to the South Lake Paranoá |
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