UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília is Brazil’s modernist capital city, internationally recognized for its innovative urban planning and iconic architecture by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brasília | 0 |
| architectural ensemble of Brasília | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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city ⓘ national capital ⓘ planned city ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernism ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1956 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| designedBy | Lúcio Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1960-04-21 ⓘ |
| function |
seat of the National Congress of Brazil
ⓘ
seat of the Presidency of Brazil ⓘ seat of the Supreme Federal Court ⓘ seat of the federal government of Brazil ⓘ |
| hasAxis |
Monumental Axis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Residential Axis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Cathedral of Brasília
NERFINISHED
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Itamaraty Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ National Congress of Brazil building NERFINISHED ⓘ Palácio da Alvorada NERFINISHED ⓘ Palácio do Planalto NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Federal Court building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistrict | Plano Piloto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLake | Paranoá Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguratedAsCapitalOfBrazil | 1960-04-21 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative urban planning
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modernist architecture ⓘ monumental civic buildings ⓘ |
| layoutShape |
airplane-like plan
ⓘ
cross-shaped plan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central-West Region of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal District (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorArchitect | Oscar Niemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
integration of architecture and urbanism
ⓘ
symbolic representation of a new national capital ⓘ |
| replacedCapital | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteID | 445 ⓘ |
| urbanPlanBy | Lúcio Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
architectural ensemble of Brasília