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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha: Exterior · Igreja da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha: Exterior · Igreja de São Francisco de Assis da Pampulha by Oscar Niemeyer
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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha: Exterior · Igreja de São Francisco de Assis da Pampulha by Oscar Niemeyer
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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha: Exterior · Igreja de São Francisco de Assis da Pampulha by Oscar Niemeyer
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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha: Interior · Igreja da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha: Interior · Interior of the w:Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in w:Belo Horizonte , w:Minas Gerais , Brazil
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Photo 1: Exterior · Igreja da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas GeraisPhoto 2: Exterior · Igreja de São Francisco de Assis da Pampulha by Oscar NiemeyerPhoto 3: Exterior · Igreja de São Francisco de Assis da Pampulha by Oscar NiemeyerPhoto 4: Exterior · Igreja de São Francisco de Assis da Pampulha by Oscar NiemeyerPhoto 5: Interior · Igreja da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas GeraisPhoto 6: Interior · Interior of the w:Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in w:Belo Horizonte , w:Minas Gerais , Brazil

Religious · Modernism

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha

Oscar Niemeyer · Belo Horizonte, Brazil · 1943

Key featuresA row of parabolic concrete vaults, with a painted tile mural covering the rear wall facing the lake.

Architect
Oscar Niemeyer
Place
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Year
1943
Typology
Religious
Movement
Modernism
Region
Americas
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