The National Congress Palace is a building in Brasilia, Brazil, that serves as the meeting place of the Brazilian national legislature, the National Congress of Brazil. It was built in 1960.
Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own account Completed Year Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own accountGovernment / Parliament Building 1 Connections
Designed By
Designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In Style
A landmark of Brazilian modernist architecture.
Uses Element
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.
Sources
1. National Congress Palace (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, on the building function
is a building in Brasília, Brazil that serves as the meeting place of the Brazilian national legislature, the National Congress of Brazil.
Lead paragraph, on the building location
is a building in Brasília, Brazil that serves as the meeting place of the Brazilian national legislature, the National Congress of Brazil.
Lead paragraph, on the completion year
It was built in 1960.
Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
The National Congress Palace is a building in Brasilia, Brazil, that serves as the meeting place of the Brazilian national legislature, the National Congress of Brazil. It was built in 1960.
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.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: National Congress Palace
- Wikidata Q4155889, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q4155889, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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