Cathedral Metropolitana de Brasilia
The Cathedral of Brasília in the capital of the Federative Republic of Brazil, was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and dedicated on 31 May 1970. This concrete-framed hyperboloid structure, seems with its glass roof to be reaching up, open, to heaven and only 70 diameters of the circular area were visible. The hyperboloid structure itself is a result of 16 identical assembled concrete columns. The architecture arguably builds upon the design of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.
![Thomas Kellner: 49#02 Brasilia, Metropolitan Cathedral, 2005, C-Print, 68,2x69,7 cm/26,6"x27,2", edition 9+2/3+1 Thomas Kellner: 49#02 Brasilia, Metropolitan Cathedral, 2005, C-Print, 68,2x69,7 cm/26,6"x27,2", edition 9+2/3+1](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/c/csm_49_02-Brasilia-Catedral_09_80cf13175c.jpg)
![Sketch for 49#02 Brasilia, Metropolitan Cathedral, 2004 Sketch for 49#02 Brasilia, Metropolitan Cathedral, 2004](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/b/csm_49_02_Sketch_d766b58ada.jpg)
![Blue sky over the Brasilia Cathedral Blue sky over the Brasilia Cathedral](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/8/csm_49_02_location_26f9e9d9e8.jpg)
![Mounted indexprints after processing films for 49#02 Brasilia Metropolitan Cathedral Mounted indexprints after processing films for 49#02 Brasilia Metropolitan Cathedral](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/1/csm_49_02_index_5a7cdf1ce0.jpg)
![View inside Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia with the glass windows of Mariana Perreti View inside Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia with the glass windows of Mariana Perreti](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/d/csm_49_15_location_918d36ac54.jpg)
![Special edition print 49#60 Brasilia Metropolitan Cathedral for the book FarbWelt 135-36, 2010 Special edition print 49#60 Brasilia Metropolitan Cathedral for the book FarbWelt 135-36, 2010](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/9/csm_Kellner_49_60_BrasiliaCated_02_3dac085b02.jpg)
![Working on 49#06 Metropolitan Cathedral Brasilia and bells tower 2007 Working on 49#06 Metropolitan Cathedral Brasilia and bells tower 2007](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/6/csm_49_06_location2_01_7b47e856ff.jpg)
![Sketch for 49#06 Brasilia Metropolitan Cathedral Brasilia 2007 Sketch for 49#06 Brasilia Metropolitan Cathedral Brasilia 2007](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/1/csm_49_06_sketch_661ef23a4a.jpg)
![Mounted indexprints after processing films of 49#06 Brasilia Metropolitan Cathedral 2007 Mounted indexprints after processing films of 49#06 Brasilia Metropolitan Cathedral 2007](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/4/csm_49_06_index_b1ebbb24c5.jpg)
![View on the cathedral with its bell tower View on the cathedral with its bell tower](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/c/csm_49_06_location_45679fb4b3.jpg)
Brasilia, Catedral Metropolitana interior
![49#15, Brasilia, Catedral Metropolitana, 2007, C-Print, 136 x 69,3 cm, edition 9+2/3+1 49#15, Brasilia, Catedral Metropolitana, 2007, C-Print, 136 x 69,3 cm, edition 9+2/3+1](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/0/csm_49_81_0131517a21.jpg)
![Sketch for: 49#15 Brasilia, Catedral Metropolitana, 2007 Sketch for: 49#15 Brasilia, Catedral Metropolitana, 2007](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/6/csm_49_15_sketch_4a73a84323.jpg)
![View into the Brasilia Cathedral View into the Brasilia Cathedral](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/d/csm_49_15_location_627f4e1913.jpg)
![Mounted indexprints after processing films Mounted indexprints after processing films](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/f/csm_49_15_index_f0c283919f.jpg)
![The cathedral with the clock tower The cathedral with the clock tower](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/c/csm_49_06_location_233897cb28.jpg)
![Special edition print with the book Farbwelt 135-36, 2010# Special edition print with the book Farbwelt 135-36, 2010#](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/9/csm_Kellner_49_60_BrasiliaCated_02_3065a6c35a.jpg)
![Dawn at the cathedral Dawn at the cathedral](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/8/csm_49_02_location_321aefdf43.jpg)
![49#02, Brasilia, Catedral Metropolitana, 2005, C-Print, 68,2 x 69,7 cm, edition 9+2/3+1 49#02, Brasilia, Catedral Metropolitana, 2005, C-Print, 68,2 x 69,7 cm, edition 9+2/3+1](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/c/csm_49_02-Brasilia-Catedral_09_606f2bf6b5.jpg)