the University of Brasilia, the Cathedral and the Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima, and the Palace of Justice. Nobody could ever claim that these buildings aren’t unique, with a strong emphasis on ...

His bold, sculptural designs led some to dismiss him as a “monumental sculptor.” But at a time when internationalist ...

Three angels – Gabriel, Raphael and Michael – sculpted by Alfredo Ceschiatti hang ftom the Cathedral ceilingMarcello Casal Jr/Agência Brasil One of the most admired monuments of the capital of ...

Oscar Niemeyer was sure to make a statement with the powerful expression and unique form of the Cathedral of Brasilia, which led to his acceptance of the Pritzker Prize in 1988. The cornerstone ...

The view from high hotel windows along Brasilia’s Monumental Axis ... The focus here is not on the cathedral, shaped in the guise of a highly formalised crown of thorns but on the compelling ...

Oscar Niemeyer, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect, was known for some of the world's most famous modernist buildings, including the crown-shaped cathedral in Brazil's capital Brasilia.

The National Cathedral, a set of concrete ribs curving upward and protecting large glass panels, looks more like a lotus flower than a church. Brasilia was about more than aesthetics, however ...

Here's more from The Associated Press: "In works from Brasilia's crown-shaped cathedral to the undulating French Communist Party building in Paris, Niemeyer shunned the steel-box structures of ...

His bold, sculptural designs led some to dismiss him as a “monumental sculptor.” But at a time when internationalist ...