ID: 700009255 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009255	Record Type: Built Work
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Cathedral of Brasília (church architecture; Oscar Niemeyer (Brazilian architect, 1907-2012); planning and construction: 196...)

Note: Underground cathedral is a hyperboloid structure constructed from 16 concrete columns, weighing 90 tons each.

Titles:

Cathedral of Brasília (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia (C,U,English,U,U)

Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catedral Metropolitana (C,U,Portuguese,U,U)

Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida (C,U,Portuguese,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

church architecture [300007466] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings)

underground building [300008046]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by location or context>, <single built works by location: topographical>, underground structures)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: planning and construction: 1960-1970

Creator Display:

Oscar Niemeyer (Brazilian architect, 1907-2012) [preferred]

architect Niemeyer, Oscar (Brazilian architect, 1907-2012) [500007310]

Locations:

Distrito Federal [1000841] (Geographic)

Address Note: 15°47′54″S 47°52′32″W

Display Materials: concrete, stained glass interior; concrete-framed hyperboloid structure

	concrete [300010737]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

	stained glass (material) [300010853]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, glass (material), <glass by technique>)

Dimensions: 16 curved columns; most of structure is below ground, with only the 70-meter above ground

Cultures:

Brazilian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Brutalist [300112048] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, <international post-1945 styles and movements>, <post-1945 architecture and design styles and movements>)

	Modernist [300021474] (N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Our Lady of Aparecida [901002072]
	.....((Themes surrounding the Virgin Mary, Christian allegory, symbolism, theme, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Assumption of the Virgin Mary [901001007]
	.....((Life of the Virgin Mary, New Testament narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	cathedral (work by context) [300007501]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings, churches (buildings), <church buildings by location or context>) (AAT)

	hyperboloid [300417830]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name), <attributes and properties by specific type>, form attributes, shape (form attribute), geometric shape) (AAT)

	underground (positional attribute) [300379648]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name), <attributes and properties by specific type>, positional attributes, <positional attributes by context>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works

............... Brasilia

Sources and Contributors:
Cathedral of Brasília	........ [VP]
	........ International Directory of Architecture & Design, Vol. 3. (1994) 221
	........ Christ-Janer and Foley, Modern Church Architecture (1962) 118
	........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 03 April 2017
Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia	........ [VP]
	........ Bradbury, Iconic House (2011) 143
	........ Winchip, Fundamentals of Lighting (2017) 6
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida	........ [VP]
	........ Wikipedia (2000-)
Catedral Metropolitana	........ [VP]
	........ ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 03 April 2017
Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida	........ [VP]
	........ Portales, Analizando la construcción (2013) 292
	........ Cattermole, Architectural Excellence (2008) 372

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Christ-Janer and Foley, Modern Church Architecture (1962) 118

....................... ArchINFORM online (1999-) acccessed 03 April 2017

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... ArchINFORM online (1999-) accessed 03 April 2017
	..... International Directory of Architecture & Design, Vol. 3. (1994) 221