Palacio Alvorado, Brasilia
The Palácio da Alvorada is the official residence of the President of Brazil and was designed along the rest of the city by Oscar Niemeyer. The building was inaugurated in 1958. The building has an area of 7,000 square metres and three floors: basement, landing and second floor. The auditorium, kitchen, laundry, medical center, and the administration are at basement level. The rooms used by the presidency for official receptions are on the landing. There are four suites, two apartments and other private rooms on the second floor which is the residential part of the palace. The "Alvorada" lies on a peninsula at the margins of Lake Paranoá and is built with Niemeyers principles of simplicity and modernity. I came here at least 3 times for photographing and only on my last trip in 2009 I got access to the area for photographing in a much closer distance
![49#49, Brasilia, Palacio da Alvorada, Front, 2009, C-Print, 91 x 42 cm, edition 9+2/3+1 49#49, Brasilia, Palacio da Alvorada, Front, 2009, C-Print, 91 x 42 cm, edition 9+2/3+1](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/c/csm_49_89_d2c7560172.jpg)
![Sketch for 49#49, Brasilia, Palacio da Alvorada, 2009 Sketch for 49#49, Brasilia, Palacio da Alvorada, 2009](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/f/csm_49_49_sketch_da73d4a8b4.jpg)
![Location view to the frontside of Palacio Alvarada, 2009 Location view to the frontside of Palacio Alvarada, 2009](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/3/csm_49_49_location_a4914277d3.jpg)
![49#49, Brasilia, Palacio da Alvorada, Front 2009 Skizze & story board 24 x 17 cm Tuschestift auf Papier, 288 index C-prints 42 x 15 cm auf Papier, 3 C-Prints 32 x 9 cm, zusammen im Passepartout von 76 x 48 cm, 1.200,00 EUR 49#49, Brasilia, Palacio da Alvorada, Front 2009 Skizze & story board 24 x 17 cm Tuschestift auf Papier, 288 index C-prints 42 x 15 cm auf Papier, 3 C-Prints 32 x 9 cm, zusammen im Passepartout von 76 x 48 cm, 1.200,00 EUR](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/4/csm_49_49_Alvorada_Front_01_e1dbcd9dd3.jpg)
![Mounted indexprints after processing films, 2009 Mounted indexprints after processing films, 2009](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/7/csm_49_49_index_1c305abe34.jpg)
![Location view to the backside of Palacio Alvarada, 2009 Location view to the backside of Palacio Alvarada, 2009](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/4/csm_49_48_location_8e4995f1bc.jpg)
![Sketch for 49#48, Brasilia, Palacio da Alvorada, 2009 Sketch for 49#48, Brasilia, Palacio da Alvorada, 2009](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/6/csm_49_48_sketch_6591c25eef.jpg)
![49#48, Brasilia, Palacio da Alvorada, 2009, sketch & story board 25 x 17 cm inkpen on paper, 288 index C-prints 42 x 15 cm mounted on paper, three C-Prints 24 x 9 cm , together in a mat of 66 x 52 cm 49#48, Brasilia, Palacio da Alvorada, 2009, sketch & story board 25 x 17 cm inkpen on paper, 288 index C-prints 42 x 15 cm mounted on paper, three C-Prints 24 x 9 cm , together in a mat of 66 x 52 cm](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/9/csm_49_48_Alvoradaweb_6b5bf430c3.jpg)
![Mounted indexprints after processing films, 2009 Mounted indexprints after processing films, 2009](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/4/csm_49_48_index_f617963b70.jpg)
![Thomas Kellner in front of Palacio Alvorada in Brasilia, 2008 Thomas Kellner in front of Palacio Alvorada in Brasilia, 2008](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/e/csm_49_35_location2_5a5535f437.jpg)
![Sketch for Palacio Alvorada in 2008 Sketch for Palacio Alvorada in 2008](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/b/csm_49_35_sketch_1a1a7cc80a.jpg)
![Location view on Palacio Alvorada in 2008 Location view on Palacio Alvorada in 2008](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/b/csm_49_35_location_14426a72ea.jpg)
![Mounted indexprints after processing films, 2008 Mounted indexprints after processing films, 2008](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/3/csm_49_35_index_6b3296c3ef.jpg)
![49#35, Brasilia, Palacio Alvorada2, 2008, sketch of 12,5 x 4,5 cm & story board 13,5 x 5 cm inkpen on paper, 144 index C-prints 32 x 10,5 cm mounted on paper, one C-Print 15 x 10 cm, together in a mat of 85 x 35 cm: 600 Euros 49#35, Brasilia, Palacio Alvorada2, 2008, sketch of 12,5 x 4,5 cm & story board 13,5 x 5 cm inkpen on paper, 144 index C-prints 32 x 10,5 cm mounted on paper, one C-Print 15 x 10 cm, together in a mat of 85 x 35 cm: 600 Euros](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/b/csm_49_35_Brasilia_Pala_01_133fcceb2c.jpg)
![View of the Palácio da Alvorada residence of the Brazilian President View of the Palácio da Alvorada residence of the Brazilian President](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/3/csm_49_16_location_2c410f8e8f.jpg)
![Sketch for 49#16 Brasilia, Palacio Alvorada, 2007 Sketch for 49#16 Brasilia, Palacio Alvorada, 2007](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/d/csm_49_16_sketch_09f956b8a3.jpg)
![Mounted indexprints after processing films 49#16, 2007 Mounted indexprints after processing films 49#16, 2007](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/d/csm_49_16_index_8e1697b63d.jpg)