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Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima, Federal District, Brasilia: detail of the tiles on the sides of the chapel

RIBA Ref No RIBA55266
Architect/DesignerBulcao, Athos (1918-2008)
Niemeyer, Oscar (1907-2012)
Artist/PhotographerMedd, David (1917-2009)
CountryBrazil
CityBrasilia
Subject Date1958
Image Date1986
ViewExterior
StyleModern Movement
Medium35mm Transparency
Library ReferenceMedd slides 12,588
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoColour
CreditRIBA Collections
SubjectAnimals ; Chapels ; Town planning ; Decorative tiles ; Towns & cities
NOTES: The city of Brasilia was planned and developed in 1956 with Lucio Costa as chief urban planner and Oscar Niemeyer as principal architect. It formally became the capital of Brazil in 1960 and is the seat of all three branches of the Brazilian government. Known as 'Igrejinha' (Little Church) and resembling a nun's wimple, this was the first church to be built in Brasilia. The tiles by Athos Bulcao represent the dove of the Holy Spirit and the Star of Bethlehem.
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