 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
post conference tour
Friday 26 May 2000
Belo Horizonte: visit to Pampulha
The shores of Pampulha lake in Belo Horizonte feature an important group of early works by Oscar Niemeyer. Between 1942 and 1945, the thirty-five year old architect created this loose assembly of public and leisure buildings - Church, Yacht Club, Museum (formerly Casino) and Dancing Pavilion - providing a full display of his bold, functional shapes and formal invention.
Saturday 27 May 2000
Guided tour - Ouro Preto
Guided tour - Mariana
Among the historic towns scattered in the former gold-mining district of Minas Gerais, Ouro Preto is the best-reserved example of a colonial urban setting in Brazil. Highlights include the former Town Hall, the 1787 Mint building, bridges, fountains and several exceptional churches: Antonio Dias (1727); Rosário, with its circular plan (1785); the baroque Pilar (1731); the rococo Carmo (1772); and São Francisco de Assis, Aleijadunho's masterpiece. The nearby town of Mariana features a stunning plaza bordered by its own Town Hall, Carmo and São Francisco churches. In the evening, a concert of baroque music at the church of São Francisco de Assis.
Sunday 28 May 2000
Brasilia or return home
In Brasilia: visit to Cathedral
A modernist dream come true, Brazil's capital - with its elegant plan by Lucio Costa and impressive array of public buildings by Oscar Niemeyer - epitomizes the visionary drive of modern Brazilian architecture. Comprehensive tours of Brasilia will take us to its Monumental Axis, with the National Congress, Executive Palace and Supreme Court; the Cathedral; the National Theatre; a residential sector planned by Costa; and Itamarati palace, the Niemeyer chef d'oeuvre.
Tuesday 30 May 2000
Checkout
Guided tour - Brasilia
|
|
|
|
|
|
