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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
city ⓘ
national capital ⓘ
planned city ⓘ
architecturalStyle modernism ⓘ
constructionStarted 1956 ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
designedBy Lúcio Costa ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Residential Axis ⓘ
hasBuilding Cathedral of Brasília ⓘ
Itamaraty Palace ⓘ
National Congress of Brazil building ⓘ
Palácio da Alvorada ⓘ
Palácio do Planalto ⓘ
Supreme Federal Court building ⓘ
hasDistrict Plano Piloto ⓘ
hasLake Paranoá Lake ⓘ
inauguratedAsCapitalOfBrazil 1960-04-21 ⓘ
knownFor innovative urban planning ⓘ
modernist architecture ⓘ
monumental civic buildings ⓘ
layoutShape airplane-like plan ⓘ
cross-shaped plan ⓘ
locatedIn Central-West Region of Brazil ⓘ
Federal District (Brazil) ⓘ
majorArchitect Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
namedAfter Brazil ⓘ
officialLanguage Portuguese ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese language
recognizedFor integration of architecture and urbanism ⓘ
symbolic representation of a new national capital ⓘ
replacedCapital Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
timeZone UTC−03:00 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1987 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteID 445 ⓘ
urbanPlanBy Lúcio Costa ⓘ

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Monumental Axis of Brasília → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília ⓘ
Monumental Axis → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília ⓘ
Esplanada dos Ministérios → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília ⓘ
Alfredo Ceschiatti → workedOn → architectural ensemble of Brasília ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Os Candangos → partOf → monumental landscape of Brasília ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Residential Axis → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília ⓘ
Three Powers Plaza → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Brasília) ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Palácio do Supremo Tribunal Federal → partOf → Brasília UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Plaza of the Three Powers → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Brasília) ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Monumental Axis Bus Station area → partOf → Plano Piloto of Brasília ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília
Os Anjos (The Angels) → significantPlace → UNESCO World Heritage Site of Brasília ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília