Architecture

Central do Brasil Station, clock tower, detail, southeast elevation

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Estação Central do Brasil [Portuguese]
Central do Brasil Station, tower, detail, southeast elevation

Architecture

structure overview
Central do Brasil Station
architectural element(s)
clock tower

Architecture: Central do Brasil Station

historic names
Dom Pedro II Station
Estação Dom Pedro II [Portuguese]
1937-1998
built
1937-1943
culture
Brazilian
style/period
Art Deco
work type by function
train station
architect
Roberto Magno de Carvalho, Adalbert Szilard, Geza Heller

Specifications

Specifications: Central do Brasil Station

width
77.0 m
length
140.5 m
stories (above ground)
28
number towers
1
towers
135.0 m
clock tower

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro (State) » Rio de Janeiro » Center and Old Town » Centro
local language location name
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [Portuguese]

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,321 × 5,190  pixel
28.1 × 43.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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