UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília

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UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília is Brazil’s modernist capital city, internationally recognized for its innovative urban planning and iconic architecture by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
city
national capital
planned city
architecturalStyle modernism
constructionStarted 1956
continent South America
country Brazil
designedBy Lúcio Costa
founded 1960-04-21
function seat of the National Congress of Brazil
seat of the Presidency of Brazil
seat of the Supreme Federal Court
seat of the federal government of Brazil
hasAxis Monumental Axis
Residential Axis
hasBuilding Cathedral of Brasília
Itamaraty Palace
National Congress of Brazil building
Palácio da Alvorada
Palácio do Planalto
Supreme Federal Court building
hasDistrict Plano Piloto
hasLake Paranoá Lake
inauguratedAsCapitalOfBrazil 1960-04-21
knownFor innovative urban planning
modernist architecture
monumental civic buildings
layoutShape airplane-like plan
cross-shaped plan
locatedIn Central-West Region of Brazil
Federal District (Brazil)
majorArchitect Oscar Niemeyer
namedAfter Brazil
officialLanguage Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
recognizedFor integration of architecture and urbanism
symbolic representation of a new national capital
replacedCapital Rio de Janeiro
timeZone UTC−03:00
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1987
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteID 445
urbanPlanBy Lúcio Costa

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Monumental Axis of Brasília partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Monumental Axis partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Esplanada dos Ministérios partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Alfredo Ceschiatti workedOn architectural ensemble of Brasília
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Os Candangos partOf monumental landscape of Brasília
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Residential Axis partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Three Powers Plaza heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Brasília)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Palácio do Supremo Tribunal Federal partOf Brasília UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Plaza of the Three Powers heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Brasília)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Monumental Axis Bus Station area partOf Plano Piloto of Brasília
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Os Anjos (The Angels) significantPlace UNESCO World Heritage Site of Brasília
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília