Chapel of Our Lady Fatima
Niemeyer, Oscar
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Date
1958Description
Side view of front overhang; The first church built in Brasilia. Known as 'Igrejinha', it was consecrated in June 1958. An Oscar Niemeyer work, it has the shape of a nun wimple (cornette). Its exterior walls are lined with tiles designed by Athos Bulcão. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 12/2/2007)
Type of Work
chapel (room or structure); churchSubject
architectural exteriors, New Testament, saints, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Modernist
Rights
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only