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The twin towers and paired dome and bowl of Niemeyer’s National Congress building.
The Room Itself

National Congress, Brasília

Eurico Zimbres
artist Eurico Zimbres (photograph) · Oscar Niemeyer, architect, 1960
date 2006
medium Digital photograph
origin Brasília, Brazil
credit line Eurico Zimbres / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
hall 02 The Room Itself
rights CC BY-SA 2.5
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