Slide Title
Preview

Date
5-1974
Description
Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, the National Congress Building is a masterpiece among the many of his works in the Brazilian modernist style. This unique layout separates the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies into two separate semi-speherical structures. Between them stand two large office towers. the National Congress Building is located on the Monumental Axis, the main street of Brasilia, and is photographed here from the Itamaraty Palace (The Palace of Foreign Affairs).
Rights
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Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Dates
1907 -
Creator 2 Role
Architect
Subject Headings
Architecture -- Buildings -- Brazil -- Federal District -- Brasilia;
Country Name
Brazil
Region Name
Federal District
City Name
Brasilia
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "Brasilia: National Congress Building at Sunrise" (1974). Browse All. 485.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/485
Keywords
Brazilian modernist; architecture; Oscar Niemeyer; National Congress Building; Brasilia, Federal District; public architecture;
Notes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Congress_of_Brazil