COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Planalto Palace
Alternate Title:
Palácio do Planalto
Image View:
Frontal view of a typical structural bay of Planalto Palace, depicting window patterns
Creator:
Oscar Niemeyer (Brazilian architect, born 1907)
Location:
site: Brasília, Centro-Oeste, Brazil
Date:
ca. 1958 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Brazilian
Style Period:
Modernist, Modern
Work Type 1:
legislative building
Work Type 2:
office building
Classification:
architecture
Material:
steel; glass
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Measurements:
36000 m2 (area)
Relation Work:
part of Brasília
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders
Description:
The Palácio do Planalto is the official workplace of the President of Brazil. It is located at the Praça dos Três Poderes (Plaza of the Three Powers) in Brasília. As the seat of government, the term "o Planalto" is often used as a metonym for the executive branch of the government. Besides the President, a few high advisors also have offices in the "Planalto", including the Vice-President of Brazil and the Chief of Staff; the other Ministries are laid along the Esplanada dos Ministérios. The Palace is four stories high, and has an area of 36,000 sq m. Four other adjacent buildings are also part of the complex. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A1-NO-B-1-K3
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Planalto Palace
