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Event religious Americas

Cathedral of Brasília

1958 CE

Oscar Niemeyer's hyperboloid modernist cathedral of curved concrete…

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Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil

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Cathedral of Brasília

1958 CE – still standing

Oscar Niemeyer's hyperboloid modernist cathedral of curved concrete columns

Standing in 1958 CE

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