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The cathedral is a hyperboloid structure constructed from 16 concrete columns weighing 90 tons each. [2] [3]In the square access to the cathedral are four 2.5-meter (8 ft 2 in) tall bronze sculptures representing the four Evangelists, created by sculptors Alfredo Ceschiatti and Dante Croce in 1968. [4]
World Heritage Sites; Site Image Location () Year listed UNESCO data Description Historic Town of Ouro Preto: Minas Gerais: 1980 124; i, iii (cultural) Ouro Preto, literally Black Gold, was the centre of the Brazilian Gold Rush in the 18th century.
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Site Image Location Criteria Area ha (acre) Year Description Refs Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves: Paraná, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states, Brazil Natural: (vii), (ix), (x)
Sources used to compile the list include an annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.
El Escorial is one of several Spanish royal sites due to its history as a residence of the royal family. The palace was designed by King Philip II and architect Juan Bautista de Toledo to serve as a monument to Spain's central role in the Christian world. [14] Works of Antoni Gaudí: Barcelona: Catalonia: 320; 1984, 2005 (extended); i, ii, iv
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The planetarium was designed by architect Sérgio Bernandes, with a Brutalist architectural style, having bare concrete and a geometric shape resembling a flying saucer. . Its center is formed by two semi-spherical domes, one inside the other, surrounded by sixteen identical volumes separated from each other by radial strips one meter thick, forming a hexadecagon with concave si