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Cathedral of Brasilia – Brasilia, Brazil

Posted in Built by Christopher Lawrence on February 25, 2010

Building: Cathedral of Brasilia
Location: Brasilia, Brazil
Completion: 1970
Architect: Oscar Niemeyer

AE Interests: This hyperboloid structure is constructed from sixteen, 90 ton, concrete columns. The exterior façade resembles a circular plan and is ribbed, allowing light to enter between them.

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