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The Rome of the 21st Century

April 7, 2011
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It’s often said that the city of Brasília was created in a test tube. Built at the geographical midpoint of the nation in the 1950s and 1960s, it’s an open-air museum of modernist architecture. Although some have called the Brazilian capital lifeless and sterile, Alex Flemming disagrees. He says Oscar Niemeyer’s architecture has made it the Rome of the 21st century.
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The Rome of the 21st Century

The Rome of the 21st Century

It’s often said that the city of Brasília was created in a test tube. Built at the geographical midpoint of the nation in the 1950s and 1960s, it’s an open-air museum of modernist architecture. Although some have called the Brazilian capital lifeless and sterile, Alex Flemming disagrees. He says Oscar Niemeyer’s architecture has made it the Rome of the 21st century.
March 23, 201102:41 min