The Queen of Peace Military Cathedral was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and inaugurated in 1994 in Brasília, Brazil's capital. Located on the Monumental Axis, it is among Brasília's most mysterious monuments. The photograph, taken in 2007, shows dusk at the westernmost point of the city.‹
Catedral Militar Rainha da Paz

Oscar Niemeyer

Exterior · Brasília, Brazil · 1991

Photo: Pilar Saramago · 2007-03-10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 3008×2000

The Queen of Peace Military Cathedral was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and inaugurated in 1994 in Brasília, Brazil's capital. Located on the Monumental Axis, it is among Brasília's most mysterious monuments. The photograph, taken in 2007, shows dusk at the westernmost point of the city.

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