The Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (popularly known as El Niemeyer) is the latest project by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, one of the most important contemporary architects in the world, who turned 103 in December.
© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensThe Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (popularly known as El Niemeyer) is the latest project by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, one of the most important contemporary architects in the world, who turned 103 in December.
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The Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (popularly known as El Niemeyer) is the latest project by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, one of the most important contemporary architects in the world, who turned 103 in December.
© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensEl Niemeyer is the architect’s gift to the Prince of Asturias Foundation on its 25th anniversary. It was built in Asturias in northern Spain, in the town of Aviles.
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© RIA Novosti . Elena Visens
El Niemeyer is the architect’s gift to the Prince of Asturias Foundation on its 25th anniversary. It was built in Asturias in northern Spain, in the town of Aviles.
© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensNiemeyer, the winner of all existing architecture awards ranging from the Pritzker Architecture Prize (the architects’ Nobel Prize) to the Golden Lion for Venice Architecture Biennale, is faithful to his style which abounds in curves…
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Niemeyer, the winner of all existing architecture awards ranging from the Pritzker Architecture Prize (the architects’ Nobel Prize) to the Golden Lion for Venice Architecture Biennale, is faithful to his style which abounds in curves…
© RIA Novosti . Elena Visens… light sweeping lines,
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… light sweeping lines,
© RIA Novosti . Elena Visens… the play of light, color and mirror reflections.
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… the play of light, color and mirror reflections.
© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensAt 26 meters, the Auditorium is the tallest building in the center.
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At 26 meters, the Auditorium is the tallest building in the center.
© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensNiemeyer placed a woman’s silhouette of his own drawing on its grand façade overlooking the city.
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Niemeyer placed a woman’s silhouette of his own drawing on its grand façade overlooking the city.
© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensThe Dome, which houses a 2,000 square meter exhibition hall, is shaped like a semisphere of bright white concrete, the architect’s favorite material.
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The Dome, which houses a 2,000 square meter exhibition hall, is shaped like a semisphere of bright white concrete, the architect’s favorite material.
© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensThe Tower, 20 meters tall, the lynchpin of the Center, houses a bar and a small restaurant.
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The Tower, 20 meters tall, the lynchpin of the Center, houses a bar and a small restaurant.
© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensGuests can go up the spiral stairs that wind around the exterior of the tower.
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Guests can go up the spiral stairs that wind around the exterior of the tower.
© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensThe Film Center, a long building with angled mirrored walls, seems to connect the Auditorium and the Dome.
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The Film Center, a long building with angled mirrored walls, seems to connect the Auditorium and the Dome.
© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensThe square in front of the Auditorium is a large open outdoor space designed for cultural activities and can accommodate up to 10,000 people.
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The square in front of the Auditorium is a large open outdoor space designed for cultural activities and can accommodate up to 10,000 people.
© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensThe authorities of Asturias and Aviles hope that El Niemeyer will soon become a major center promoting different arts, a place to share experience and nurture creativity.
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The authorities of Asturias and Aviles hope that El Niemeyer will soon become a major center promoting different arts, a place to share experience and nurture creativity.