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National Congress of Brazil: Exterior · Congresso Nacional do Brasil, Brasília
1/8 · Exterior · Congresso Nacional do Brasil, BrasíliaPhoto: P - A - S · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
National Congress of Brazil: Exterior
2/8 · ExteriorPhoto: Ismael Carlos Oliveira de Paula · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
National Congress of Brazil: Exterior
3/8 · ExteriorPhoto: Maria Lucia P. Sampaio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
National Congress of Brazil: Exterior
4/8 · ExteriorPhoto: Maria Lucia P. Sampaio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
National Congress of Brazil: Exterior · Foto do palácio do congresso nacional tirada em 20/01/2024
5/8 · Exterior · Foto do palácio do congresso nacional tirada em 20/01/2024Photo: Felipe F Castelo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
National Congress of Brazil: Interior
6/8 · InteriorPhoto: Senado Federal · CC BY 2.0 · source
National Congress of Brazil: Interior
7/8 · InteriorPhoto: Senado Federal · CC BY 2.0 · source
National Congress of Brazil: Model · Fotografia do Fundo Correio da Manhã, sob a guarda do Arquivo Nacional
8/8 · Model · Fotografia do Fundo Correio da Manhã, sob a guarda do Arquivo NacionalPhoto: Unknown Unknown · Public domain · source
Photo 1: Exterior · Congresso Nacional do Brasil, BrasíliaPhoto 2: ExteriorPhoto 3: ExteriorPhoto 4: ExteriorPhoto 5: Exterior · Foto do palácio do congresso nacional tirada em 20/01/2024Photo 6: InteriorPhoto 7: InteriorPhoto 8: Model · Fotografia do Fundo Correio da Manhã, sob a guarda do Arquivo Nacional

Civic · Modernism

National Congress of Brazil

Oscar Niemeyer · Brasilia, Brazil · 1960

Key featuresTwin office towers rise between an upturned bowl and a dome set on a long flat roof deck.

Architect
Oscar Niemeyer
Place
Brasilia, Brazil
Year
1960
Typology
Civic
Movement
Modernism
Region
Americas
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