Supreme Federal Court building

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The Supreme Federal Court building is the modernist headquarters of Brazil’s highest court, located in Brasília’s Monumental Axis and designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courthouse
government building
modernist building
architect Oscar Niemeyer
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture
associatedWithInstitution Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
category Buildings and structures in Brasília
Oscar Niemeyer buildings
Seats of national supreme courts
city Brasília
client Brazilian government
surface form: Government of Brazil

Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
coordinates approx. 15.799°S 47.864°W
country Brazil
designedFor federal judiciary of Brazil
federalDistrict Federal District (Brazil)
function headquarters of Brazil’s highest court
seat of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
hasArchitecturalFeature glass façade
marble elements
open esplanade
pilotis
hasMaterial glass
marble
reinforced concrete
hasPublicAccess guided visits (restricted areas excluded)
hasSculpture The Justice (A Justiça) statue
hasSculptureBy Alfredo Ceschiatti
hasSecurity federal judicial police presence
jurisdictionContext Judicial branch of Brazil
surface form: federal judiciary of Brazil
languageOfSignage Portuguese
locatedIn Brasília
locatedInUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Brasília
locatedOn Monumental Axis
officialName Palácio do Supremo Tribunal Federal
surface form: Supremo Tribunal Federal building
partOf Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília
surface form: Plano Piloto of Brasília
partOfUrbanPlanBy Lúcio Costa
plaza Praça dos Três Poderes
region Central-West Region of Brazil
situatedNear National Congress of Brazil building
Palácio do Planalto
situatedOn Three Powers Plaza
symbolizes judicial power in Brazil
usedBy Supreme Court justices
surface form: Supreme Federal Court justices
usedFor constitutional court sessions
judicial hearings
plenary sessions

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Palácio do Planalto nearby Supreme Federal Court building
Monumental Axis of Brasília hasPart Supreme Federal Court building
Supreme Federal Court of Brazil buildingName Supreme Federal Court building
The Justice (A Justiça) statue locatedIn Supreme Federal Court building
this entity surface form: Federal Supreme Court building complex
Itamaraty Palace nearby Supreme Federal Court building
Monumental Axis hasPart Supreme Federal Court building