|  | Catedral Brasília
| Status: | | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1958 | | Finished | 1970 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - religious | | Structural Types | | - church |
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Description
Architect: Oscar Niemayer
- Considered one of the 7th Marvellous Constructions of Brazil
- The nave stained glass is made of 16 pieces of fibreglass, and were painted in 1990 by Marianne Peretti.
- Four bronze sculptures 3 m high, representing the Evangelists, can be seen at the external square in the entrance of the Temple. These sculptures were made with the help of the sculptor Dante Croce, in 1968.
- Inside the nave, three sculptures of angels are suspended by steel cables. The smallest angel has 2,22 m of length and weighs 100 kg. The medium one has 3,40 m of length and weighs 200 kg. The big one has 4,25 m of length and 300 kg weighs. The sculptures were made by Alfredo Ceschiatti, with the help of Dante Croce, in 1970.
- The Altar was donated by Pope Paul VI and the image of the Patroness Our Lady of Aparecida is an replica of the original which is at Aparecida do Norte, São Paulo.
- Inside the crypt, there is a reproduction of the Shroud of Turin.
Unofficial Source:
http://lcmarques.blogspot.com/2007/08/sete-maravilhas-do-brasil.html
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