The Itamaraty Palace (), also known as the Palace of the Arches (''Palácio dos Arcos''), is the headquarters of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Brazil
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. It is located in the
national capital of
Brasília
Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...
. The building was designed by architect
Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer (), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was ...
and inaugurated on April 21, 1970. It is located to the east of the
National Congress building along the
Ministries Esplanade, near the
Praça dos Três Poderes (Three Powers Plaza).
In Brazil, Itamaraty is generally used as a
metonymy for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The name stems from that of the palace in
Rio de Janeiro
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which was the headquarters of the ministry before the Brazilian capital and government were moved to
Brasília
Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...
.
Gallery
File:Itamaraty.jpg, Facade at night
File:Itamaraty andre brito 2008.JPG, ''Meteoro'' (Meteor), a marble sculpture by Bruno Giorgi
File:Itamaraty Palace interior room 12.jpg, Internal garden
File:Itamaraty Palace interior room 9.jpg, Dom Pedro I hall. The large painting on the wall depicts the coronation ceremony of Emperor Pedro I in 1822
File:Palácio Itamaraty by Diego Baravelli.jpg, Reflecting pool
See also
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List of Oscar Niemeyer works
List of buildings and structures by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. From the approximately 600 projects designed by Niemeyer, only the most notable are listed below.
Early works (1930s)
*1936 – Gustavo Capanema Palace, Ministry of Educatio ...
References
A arquitetura do Palácio Itamaraty (1959-1970)Rossetti, Eduardo Pierrotti. Ministry of External Relations of Brazil. Retrieved on 2012-03-27. .
Foreign relations of Brazil
Buildings and structures in Brasília
Oscar Niemeyer buildings
Government buildings completed in 1970
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