Palácio do Planalto

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government building modernist building presidential office building

Palácio do Planalto is the modernist presidential office building in Brasília that serves as the official workplace of the President of Brazil.

Aliases (1)

Palácio do Catete (as presidential workplace) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building → modernist building → presidential office building →
architect	Oscar Niemeyer →
architecturalStyle	Brazilian modernism → modernist architecture →
category	Palaces in Brasília → Seats of national executive government →
coordinates	15°47′47″S 47°51′58″W →
country	Brazil →
façadeDirection	towards Praça dos Três Poderes →
floorCount	4 →
follows	Palácio do Catete (as presidential workplace) →
function	official workplace of the President of Brazil →
hasBasement	yes →
hasColonnade	yes →
hasFlagpole	flag of Brazil at Palácio do Planalto →
hasPart	Hall of Mirrors → Presidential office → Press room → ceremonial rooms → parade platform of Palácio do Planalto → ramp of Palácio do Planalto →
hasSecurity	Presidential Guard Battalion →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Brasília) →
imageDepicts	Brazilian coat of arms (on façade during ceremonies) →
inception	1960 →
languageOfName	Portuguese →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Federal District (Brazil) → Praça dos Três Poderes →
locatedOnStreet	Praça dos Três Poderes →
location	Brasília →
materialUsed	glass → marble → reinforced concrete →
namedAfter	Planalto Central (Central Plateau of Brazil) →
nearby	National Congress of Brazil building → Palácio da Alvorada → Supreme Federal Court building →
operator	Presidency of the Republic of Brazil →
owner	Government of Brazil →
partOf	Monumental Axis of Brasília → Plano Piloto of Brasília →
roofType	flat roof →
significantEvent	inauguration of Brasília →
symbolizes	executive power of Brazil →
translationOfName	Plateau Palace →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1987 →
usedBy	President of Brazil →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supreme Federal Court building in Brasília →	adjacentTo
Oscar Niemeyer →	designed
Palácio do Planalto ("Palácio do Catete (as presidential workplace)") →	follows
Palácio da Alvorada →	nearby
Brasília →	notableBuilding