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The Metropolitan Cathedral
Praça do Cruzeiro,
Brasília
Central West Brazil
Brazil
Type: Religious Site
Hours: Open daily, 8 am-6 pm.
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Brasília
Central West Brazil
Brazil
Type: Religious Site
Hours: Open daily, 8 am-6 pm.
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Brasília’s only cathedral, N. S. da Aparecida, was designed by Niemeyer and completed in 1967. It is a magnificent structure. With 16 arched spires representing hands stretched toward heaven circling the entire thing, it has the wide bottom and the skinny top of a wine cup. The hands support huge panes of glass that allow natural light to flood the sanctuary below. The entrance is marked by four bronze statues that symbolize Christ’s disciples.
The entrance curves downward through a totally dark passage called the Meditation Zone. The darkness symbolizes the time before creation. The marble is from Italy, the crystal from France, the bells a gift from Spain and the organ from Germany. A cross used at the city’s first mass was moved from Praça do Cruzeiro for display here. The entire structure is surrounded by a reflecting pool.
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