The National Congress of Brazil building stands at the eastern end of Brasilia's Monumental Axis, designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer as part of Lucio Costa's master plan for the new capital and completed in 1960. Its most recognizable feature pairs two nearly identical office towers with two contrasting dome-like forms at their base, a dome that curves upward housing the Senate and an inverted, bowl-shaped dome housing the Chamber of Deputies, a composition intended to symbolize the two legislative houses visually. The building is one of the signature works of Brazilian modernist architecture and, together with the rest of Niemeyer and Costa's planned city, forms part of the UNESCO-inscribed Brasilia World Heritage Site.
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Source Wikipedia: National Congress of Brazil
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In Style
Source Wikipedia: National Congress of Brazil
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Source National Congress Palace (Wikipedia)
Source National Congress Palace (Wikipedia)
Source National Congress Palace (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, located there.
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1. Wikipedia: National Congress of Brazil
Wikipedialead, second sentence
It was built in 1960.
lead, first sentence
The National Congress Palace (Portuguese: Palácio do Congresso Nacional) is a building in Brasilia, Brazil that serves as the meeting place of the Brazilian national legislature, the National Congress of Brazil.
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
The National Congress of Brazil building stands at the eastern end of Brasilia's Monumental Axis, designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer as part of Lucio Costa's master plan for the new capital and completed in 1960. Its most recognizable feature pairs two nearly identical office towers with two contrasting dome-like forms at their base, a dome that curves upward housing the Senate and an inverted, bowl-shaped dome housing the Chamber of Deputies, a composition intended to symbolize the two legislative houses visually. The building is one of the signature works of Brazilian modernist architecture and, together with the rest of Niemeyer and Costa's planned city, forms part of the UNESCO-inscribed Brasilia World Heritage Site.
Designed By: Oscar Niemeyer, History section, third paragraph
As with most of the city's government buildings, the National Congress building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer in the Modernist style.
In Style: Modernist Architecture, History section, third paragraph
As with most of the city's government buildings, the National Congress building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer in the Modernist style.
View the Source 2. National Congress Palace (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation- Wikipedia "National Congress Palace" intro (read live, w-fk-arch-rel2-0927c, R-K)
Uses Element: Steel, Wikipedia article
The structure is composed of steel columns and beams clad in concrete, with double slabs.
Uses Element: Masonry, Wikipedia article
The structure is composed of steel columns and beams clad in concrete, with double slabs.
Uses Element: Marble, Wikipedia article
The structure is composed of steel columns and beams clad in concrete, with double slabs.
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