Palácio do Itamaraty (Itamaraty Palace in Brasília)

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government building modernist building palace seat of a ministry

Palácio do Itamaraty (Itamaraty Palace in Brasília) is Brazil’s modernist Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters, renowned for its striking arches, reflecting pool, and iconic architectural design by Oscar Niemeyer.

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Surface form Occurrences
Palácio do Itamaraty (Brasília) 0
Itamaraty Palace (metonymically) 1
Palácio Itamaraty (Brasília) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government building ⓘ
modernist building ⓘ
palace ⓘ
seat of a ministry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Itamaraty Palace ⓘ
Palácio dos Arcos ⓘ
architect Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
architecturalStyle Brazilian modernism ⓘ
Modernist architecture ⓘ
cityRole major landmark of Brasília ⓘ
coordinates approx. 15.800°S 47.864°W ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
designedIn 1960s ⓘ
function headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil ⓘ
venue for diplomatic receptions ⓘ
venue for state ceremonies ⓘ
hasArt Brazilian modern art works ⓘ
murals ⓘ
sculptures ⓘ
hasFeature art collection ⓘ
ceremonial rooms ⓘ
glass curtain walls ⓘ
internal gardens ⓘ
large concrete arches ⓘ
monumental entrance hall ⓘ
reflecting pool ⓘ
hasGarden landscaped gardens around reflecting pool ⓘ
hasInteriorFeature diplomatic meeting rooms ⓘ
grand staircase ⓘ
large reception halls ⓘ
heritageStatus listed as federal heritage by IPHAN ⓘ
inception 20th century ⓘ
landscapeArchitect Burle Marx ⓘ
surface form: Roberto Burle Marx
locatedIn Brasília ⓘ
Esplanada dos Ministérios ⓘ
Federal District (Brazil) ⓘ
materialUsed glass ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Itamaraty Palace ⓘ
surface form: Itamaraty (historic Rio de Janeiro palace)
occupant Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil ⓘ
ownedBy Brazilian government ⓘ
surface form: Government of Brazil
partOf Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília ⓘ
surface form: Plano Piloto of Brasília
publicAccess guided visits available ⓘ
structuralEngineer Joaquim Cardozo ⓘ
symbolizes Brazilian diplomacy ⓘ
Brazilian modernist architecture ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil → alsoKnownAs → Palácio do Itamaraty (Itamaraty Palace in Brasília) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Itamaraty Palace (metonymically)
Oscar Niemeyer → designed → Palácio do Itamaraty (Itamaraty Palace in Brasília) ⓘ
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil → headquartersBuilding → Palácio do Itamaraty (Itamaraty Palace in Brasília) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palácio Itamaraty (Brasília)