Church of Saint Francis of Assisi

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The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is an iconic modernist Catholic church in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and renowned for its bold curves and integration of art and architecture.

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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic church ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ
modernist church ⓘ
architect Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
architecturalStyle Brazilian modernism ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ
artist Cândido Portinari ⓘ
commissionedBy Juscelino Kubitschek ⓘ
commissionedFor Pampulha lakeside leisure complex ⓘ
completionDate 1943 ⓘ
consecrationYear 1959 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1940 ⓘ
coordinateLocation approximate coordinates -19.851°S, -43.971°W ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte ⓘ
exteriorDecoration blue-and-white tile panels ⓘ
floorPlanShape curvilinear ⓘ
hasAltar main altar dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
hasArtwork Stations of the Cross by Cândido Portinari ⓘ
tile panel depicting Saint Francis and animals ⓘ
hasDome no ⓘ
hasTower yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic and Artistic Heritage of Brazil ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception 1943 ⓘ
interiorDecoration murals by Cândido Portinari ⓘ
knownFor controversial reception by Catholic authorities at time of completion ⓘ
innovative use of curves in modernist architecture ⓘ
integration of architecture and visual arts ⓘ
locatedIn Belo Horizonte ⓘ
Pampulha ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Minas Gerais ⓘ
locatedOn shore of Pampulha Lagoon ⓘ
materialUsed reinforced concrete ⓘ
notableFeature azulejo tile panels ⓘ
curved roofline ⓘ
parabolic concrete vaults ⓘ
partOf Pampulha Modern Ensemble ⓘ
Pampulha architectural complex ⓘ
patronSaint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roofType barrel vaults ⓘ
structuralEngineer Joaquim Cardozo ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Pampulha Modern Ensemble ⓘ
uses reinforced concrete shell structure ⓘ
visitorAttraction major tourist attraction in Belo Horizonte ⓘ

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Pampulha Modern Ensemble → hasPart → Church of Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ