Cathedral of Brasília

Cathedral of Brasília

The Cathedral of Brasília ("Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida") in the capital of the Federative Republic of Brazil, is an expression of the architect Oscar Niemeyer. This concrete-framed hyperboloid structure, seems with its glass roof to be reaching up, open, to heaven. On 31 May 1970, the Cathedral’s structure was finished, and only the 70 m diameter of the circular area were visible. Niemeyer's project of Cathedral of Brasília is based in the hyperboloid of revolution which sections are asymmetric. The hyperboloid structure itself is a result of 16 identical assembled concrete columns. These columns, having hyperbolic section and weighing 90 t, represent two hands moving upwards to heaven. The Cathedral was dedicated on 31 May 1970. The architecture arguably builds upon the design of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.

ee also

* Oscar Niemeyer
* Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
* Hyperboloid structure

External links

* [http://www.catedral.org.br/ Official website]
*pt icon [http://www.guiabsb.com.br/brasilia/panoramica.asp?url=catedral-de-brasilia&idCategoriaServico=29&idServico=349736&descricao=Catedral+N.+Sra+Aparecida Photo 360º Cathedral of Brasília - GUIABSB]
* [http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/South_America/Brazil/photo435783.htm/] - Photo of the Cathedral of Brasilia
* [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/FS/Brasilia/BSBCathedral/index_swf.html Fullscreen interactive panorama of the cathedral]


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