Plaza of the Three Powers
Niemeyer, Oscar

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Alternative Title
Praça dos Três Poderes
Date
1958-1987Description
General view of plaza of Three Powers from northwest (top of hill); The name is derived from the encounter of the three powers around the plaza; the Executive, represented by the Palácio do Planalto (presidential office); the Legislative represented by the Congresso Nacional (National Congress); and the Judiciary, represented by the Palácio da Justiça (Supremo Tribunal Federal). In between these imposing buildings there are several monuments and memorials, among which are the JK Museum, the National Pantheon (the dove-shaped Panteão da Pátria dedicated to Tancredo Neves) and various sculptures: the Candangos, by Bruno Giorgi; Justice, by Alfredo Ceschiatti, and Pombal ('dovecote'), by Oscar Niemeyer. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 12/2/2007)
Type of Work
mixed-use development; plaza; legislative buildingSubject
architectural exteriors, rulers and leaders, City planning, ideal cities, Modernist
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