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Rio de Janeiro Architecture
Architecture in Rio de Janeiro, Buildings, Museums...
Buildings (architecture)
- Paço Imperial (1743) - Old Imperial Palace, colonial architecture (downtown, Fifteen Square).
- Casa França Brasil (1820) - French cultural center, with gallery and video hall (downtown).
- CCBB - Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (1906) - A cultural center with gallery, movie theater, video room, library and stages; usually hosts the main exhibitions in town (downtown).
- Candelária Church - Neoclassic cathedral (next to CCBB).
- Mosteiro de São Bento (1663) - Saint Benedict's Monastery, colonial architecture (downtown).
- Ilha Fiscal Palace (1889) - Situated in the Guanabara Bay, next to the Navy Museum
- Palácio Gustavo Capanema - Former ministry of culture, it is regarded as an important pioneering in modern architecture (downtown).
- Arcos da Lapa (1750) - Lapa Aqueduct, colonial structure that brought water from springs to downtown; now it has a suspended tramway track (Lapa).
- Catedral Metropolitana - Cone shaped cathedral, an example of modern architecture (Lapa).
- São Francisco da Penitência church (1773) - Colonial church.
- Teatro Municipal (1909) - City Theater, (in Cinelândia square).
- Biblioteca Nacional (1910) - National Library (Cinelândia square).
- Câmara Municipal - The City Hall, hosts the city council (in Cinelândia square).
- Palácio do Catete - The former presidential palace (1893-1960), now hosts a museum of recent history and nice gardens (Catete).
- Itamaraty - Former presidential palace (1889-1893) and foreign office; now hosts a museum of South American diplomacy, a library and the UN information offices in Brazil (Downtown, next to the Central station).
- Palácio Guanabara - Former palace of the Imperial Princess, now governor's office; eclectic architecture (Laranjeiras).