The Cathedral of Brasilia is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving Brasilia, Brazil, and the seat of the Archdiocese of Brasilia. Designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and engineered by the Brazilian structural engineer Joaquim Cardozo, it was completed and dedicated on May 31, 1970.
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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 Wikidata: Cathedral of Brasilia
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, located there.
Sources
1. Cathedral of Brasilia (Wikipedia)
Wikipediaopening sentence, Cathedral of Brasilia Wikipedia article
is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving Brasília, Brazil, and serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Brasília.
opening sentence, completion and dedication date
It was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and engineered by Brazilian structural engineer Joaquim Cardozo, and was completed and dedicated on May 31, 1970.
Artistic interpretation section, roof dimensions sentence
Most of the cathedral is below ground, with only the 70-meter (230 ft) diameter 42-meter (138 ft) roof of the cathedral, the ovoid roof of the baptistry, and the bell tower visible above ground.
Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
The Cathedral of Brasilia is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving Brasilia, Brazil, and the seat of the Archdiocese of Brasilia. Designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and engineered by the Brazilian structural engineer Joaquim Cardozo, it was completed and dedicated on May 31, 1970.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Cathedral of Brasilia
- Wikidata Q201720, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q201720, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
Uses Element: Glass, Wikipedia article
Visitors enter into the cathedral through a tunnel and emerge into a bright space with a glass roof.
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