architecture
Palace of the National Congress
Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Palácio do Congresso Nacional [Portuguese]
Palácio Nereu Ramos [Portuguese]
Architecture
full/alternative names
Nereu Ramos Palace
built
1958-1960
culture
style/period
work type by function
work type form/concept
material
architect
structural engineer
patronage
Specifications
height
10.0 m
width
166.0 m
number cupolas
2
cupolas/domes
concave dome of the senate
height (outer)
16.0 m
height (inner)
16.1 m
diameter (outer)
38.0 m
convex dome of the chamber of deputies
height (inner)
22.0 m
diameter (outer)
62.0 m
Geography
local language location name
Brasília, Brasil [Portuguese]
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
IV
designation
reference
445