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Claudio Santoro National Theatre

Oscar Niemeyer · Brasilia, Brazil · 1966

Key featuresTruncated pyramid whose blind walls carry relief cubes casting shadows, with glazed end facades.

Architect
Oscar Niemeyer
Place
Brasilia, Brazil
Year
1966
Typology
Culture & sport
Movement
Modernism
Region
Americas
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