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
architect
structural engineer

Specifications

height
10.0 m
width
166.0 m
stories (above ground)
3
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