Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 13: Alvorada Palace and Chapel
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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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Alvorada Palace and Chapel
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Alternate Title:
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Palácio da Alvorada
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Image View:
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Close view of chapel with forest in background
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Creator:
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Oscar Niemeyer (Brazilian architect, born 1907)
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Location:
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site: Brasília, Centro-Oeste, Brazil
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Date:
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1958 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Brazilian
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Style Period:
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Modernist, Modern
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Work Type 1:
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official residence
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Work Type 2:
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palace
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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steel; glass
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurements:
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7000 m2 (area)
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Relation Work:
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part of Brasília
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders; City planning
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Description:
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The Palácio da Alvorada is the official residence of the President of Brazil. The palace was inaugurated in 1958. One of the first structures built in the republic's new capital city, the "Alvorada" lies on a peninsula at the margins of Lake Paranoá. The building has an area of 7,000 m2 and three floors: basement, landing and second floor. On the basement level are located the auditorium, kitchen, laundry, medical center, and the administration. On the landing are located the rooms used by the presidency for official receptions. The second floor is the residential part of the palace, with four suites, two apartments and other private rooms. The building has also a library, a heated Olympic-sized swimming pool, a music room, two dinning rooms and various meeting rooms. Located in adjacent buildings are the chapel and the heliport. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-NO-B-2-A3
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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