Culture
Subject:
World heritage
Brasilia, a capital created ex nihilo in the centre of the country in 1956, was a landmark in the history of town planning. Urban planner Lucio Costa and architect Oscar Niemeyer intended that every element - from the layout of the residential and administrative districts (often compared to the shape of a bird in flight) to the symmetry of the buildings themselves - should be in harmony with the city's overall design. The official buildings, in particular, are innovative and imaginative.
on this subject:
WHC documentation about this site
Place/region:
Brasilia,
Brazil,
Latin America,
Caribbean
Series:
NHK World Heritage 100
Type:
Documentary
Duration:
Production and personalities:
Publisher: NHK;
UNESCO TV Sponsor: UNESCO WHC
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