Three Powers Plaza (Brasília)
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Praça dos Três Poderes
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square, Oscar Niemeyer (architect)
Praça dos Três Poderes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɾasɐ dus ˈtɾes poˈdeɾis], Three Powers Plaza) is a plaza in Brasília, the capital of Brazil.
The name is derived from the presence of the three governmental powers around the plaza: the Executive, represented by the Palácio do Planalto (presidential office); the Legislative represented by the Congresso Nacional (National Congress); and the Judiciary, represented by the Supremo Tribunal Federal (Supreme Federal Court).
The plaza was designed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer as a place where the three powers would meet harmoniously, it has now become a tourist attraction of Brasília.
The name is derived from the presence of the three governmental powers around the plaza: the Executive, represented by the Palácio do Planalto (presidential office); the Legislative represented by the Congresso Nacional (National Congress); and the Judiciary, represented by the Supremo Tribunal Federal (Supreme Federal Court).
The plaza was designed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer as a place where the three powers would meet harmoniously, it has now become a tourist attraction of Brasília.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praça_dos_Três_Poderes
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 15°48'3"S 47°51'40"W
- Lucio Costa Square 2.6 km
- Fountain Square 5.9 km
- Cruzeiro Square 6.2 km
- Civic Square (square of crystals) 7.5 km
- Estados Square 12 km
- DI Square (Santos Dumont Square) 21 km
- Bicalho Square 22 km
- Capoterapia's Square 25 km
- Trabalhador Square 26 km
- Eucaliptos Square 26 km
- Supreme Federal Court of Brazil 0.2 km
- Palácio do Congresso Nacional - National Congress of Brazil 0.3 km
- Court of Auditors of Brazil 0.4 km
- National Congress of Brazil 0.4 km
- Chamber of Deputies - Annex IV 0.5 km
- Mall of Ministries (EM) 1.1 km
- Northern Embassy Sector (SEN) 1.9 km
- Lake Paranoá 2.1 km
- Asa Norte - North Wing 6 km
- Federal District 7.4 km