Where angels fly....

These angels fly in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia. They are made (in 1970) by Alfredo Ceschiatti together with Dante Croce. The Cathedral is one of the many masterpieces of Oscar Niemeyer.

Looking down from the bus station to the parliament.... there behind the half globe of the National Museum you see the cathedral.

Niemeyer was not a church going person. Yet he did build churches. And this church is magnificent. The light coming through the glass patterns is full of joy. This is a church where the message of joy and light comes alive.

An exceptional building.

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An igloo in the sunshine...
The airplane in the serrado

An igloo in the sunshine ....

You will find this shiny white igloo in Brasilia, the warm and sunny capital of Brazil. It is the National Museum of Brazil, with the signature of the great Oscar Niemeyer all over it. 

An amazing sight, like many of his creations. 

The entrance to the museum.

Inside the museum. The curves keep winding. Not a straight line in sight.

Fluently going up ...

And then looking down... 

Oscar Niemeyer has died on the 5th of December 2012. Just 10 days before his 105th birthday.
But his fantastic buildings are there for us to enjoy.....

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