Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, known simply as Oscar Niemeyer was born December 15 1907. Niemeyer’s work dominated Brasil’s 20th Century architecture and still casts a long shadow over the profession. The government buildings of Brasília were designed at the peak of his creativity, Brasil Wire editor Louis Smith shares photographs taken during a university study trip in 2006.
Congresso Nacional do Brasil
Eixo Monumental
Palácio do Itamaraty
Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Super Quadra
Igrejinha Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Palácio do Planalto
Quartel Geral do Exército
Palácio da Alvorada
Teatro Nacional Cláudio Santoro
Praça dos Três Poderes
Escola Parque 308 Sul
JK Memorial
Palácio da Justiça
Palácio do Planalto
Praça dos Três Poderes
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