Strange Buildings » Brazil http://www.strangebuildings.com Strange Buildings from Around the World for The Lovers of Unusual Architecture. Virtual tour to the best travel destinations. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:37:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Cathedral of Brasilia (Brasilia, Brazil) http://www.strangebuildings.com/cathedral-of-brasilia-brasilia-brazil/ http://www.strangebuildings.com/cathedral-of-brasilia-brasilia-brazil/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:32:01 +0000 Strange Architect http://www.strangebuildings.com/?p=43

Location: Brasilia, Brazil

Date: 1970

Architect: Oscar Niemeyer

Purpose: Church

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More info: The columns of Cathedral of Brasília (Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida) represents two hands moving upwards to heaven. Building’s design is based in the hyperpoloid of revolution with asymmetric sections. Made of 16 identical assembled columns weighing 90 t. Some people say it’s a copy of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.

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