Congresso Nacional, Brasília, State of Goiás, Brazil
The Palace of the National Congress is one of the main symbols of the Brazilian State, with its twin towers flanked by the plenary domes of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. It is front and back fenced by reflecting ponds and lawn. It is the biggest landscape architecture of Brasilia, housing thousands of people that work there or go there daily for professional interest or tourism.
The Palace of the National Congress is the seat of the Legislative branch since 1960, the year that the Federal Capital was transferred from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia. The National Congress project is signed by architect Oscar Niemeyer, who gave the building a monumental character, despite the simplicity of its geometric forms.
The architect highlighted the Plenary Chamber of both houses of Parliament by erecting two domes above each one of them.
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