Plaza of the Three Powers

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Plaza of the Three Powers is a monumental civic square in Brasília, Brazil, designed by Oscar Niemeyer to house the nation’s executive, legislative, and judicial headquarters.

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Plaza of the Three Powers canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civic plaza
public square
architect Oscar Niemeyer NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle modernist architecture
category Squares in Brasília
coordinateLocation -15.799° -47.861°
country Brazil
designer Oscar Niemeyer NERFINISHED
flankedBy National Congress of Brazil NERFINISHED
Palácio do Planalto NERFINISHED
Supreme Federal Court (Brazil) NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic monumental scale
open esplanade
symbolic representation of executive, legislative, and judiciary
hasPart Giant national flag mast
Marco Brasília sculpture NERFINISHED
National Congress of Brazil NERFINISHED
Os Candangos monument NERFINISHED
Palace of the Arches (Palácio dos Arcos / Itamaraty Annex) NERFINISHED
Palácio do Planalto NERFINISHED
Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves NERFINISHED
Supreme Federal Court (Brazil) NERFINISHED
hasUse ceremonial space
governmental functions
tourist attraction
hasView Monumental Axis of Brasília NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Brasília) NERFINISHED
inception 1960
locatedIn Brasília NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Federal District (Brazil) NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone UTC−03:00
locatedNextTo National Congress of Brazil NERFINISHED
Palácio do Planalto NERFINISHED
Supreme Federal Court (Brazil) NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Federal District government NERFINISHED
namedAfter three branches of government
nativeLabel Praça dos Três Poderes NERFINISHED
officialLanguageOfLocation Portuguese
openingDate 21 April 1960
owner Federal government of Brazil NERFINISHED
partOf Plano Piloto of Brasília NERFINISHED
significantEvent Independence Day ceremonies in Brasília
Presidential inauguration ceremonies
symbolizes executive power of Brazil
judicial power of Brazil
legislative power of Brazil
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1987
urbanPlanner Lúcio Costa NERFINISHED

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The Justice (A Justiça) statue locatedOn Plaza of the Three Powers