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The JK Memorial is a Brazilian mausoleum, presidential memorial and cultural center dedicated to Juscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976), the 21st President of Brazil and the founder of Brasília, capital city of Brazil since 1960.
One of the biggest symbols of the capital, the Feira da Torre began during the 1970s, when the first stalls began to be placed under the tower. In 2010 construction began on a fixed structure for the tower in an area further down the tower, which would be ready for Brasília's 50th anniversary, [ 2 ] but the work was only completed the ...
Apart from 1984, 1985, and 1986 (Spain's first three years as a member), 2000 saw the most new sites inscribed, with five that year. As of 2024, Spain has 50 total sites inscribed on the list, which is the fifth largest number of sites per country, only behind Italy (60), China (59), Germany (54), and France (53). [5]
Numbers in image correspond to numbers in list of landmarks, museums and other features below. 1 Visitor Center 2 Dovecote by Oscar Niemeyer: 3 Supreme Federal Court Palace: 4 Sculpture The Justice by Alfredo Ceschiatti: 5 Espaço Lúcio Costa Museum 6 Chamber of Deputies Annex IV Building (in the background) 7 City Museum 8 Israel Pinheiro ...
Today the Spanish cathedrals are major landmarks in their cities, and draw visitors from around the world each year, contributing significantly to the country's tourism. The Santiago de Compostela Cathedral has been an important religious pilgrimage site for centuries, and in 2017 received a record 2.6 million visitors.
The Puerta del Sol contains a number of well known sights both domestically and internationally associated with Spain. On the south side, the old Post Office was the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior and State Security in Francoist Spain. The basement of the DGS (Spanish: Dirección General de Seguridad, lit.
The area where Brasília was established within the State of Goias had a long history of Indigenous inhabitance and held importance during the colonial era. The State of Goias was originally designated as a Captaincy of the Viceroyalty of Brazil, two administrative designations that were used in the Portuguese Empire.
Brasília (/ b r ə ˈ z ɪ l i ə / brə-ZIL-ee-ə, [4] [5] Portuguese: [bɾaˈzili.ɐ, bɾaˈziljɐ] ⓘ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District, located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region.