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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.