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Photos: The works of Oscar Niemeyer, architect

Updated 1445 GMT (2245 HKT) December 6, 2012

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Niemeyer was considered one of the patriachs of Brazilian modernist architecture. He'd been hospitalized since early November suffering from kidney failure. This is an aerial view taken on April 30, 2009 of the famous Museum of Contemporary Art in Niteroi, near Rio de Janeiro, designed by Niemeyer.
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Niteroi Museum of Contemporary Art – Niemeyer was considered one of the patriachs of Brazilian modernist architecture. He'd been hospitalized since early November suffering from kidney failure. This is an aerial view taken on April 30, 2009 of the famous Museum of Contemporary Art in Niteroi, near Rio de Janeiro, designed by Niemeyer.
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Popularly known as "el Niemeyer" in Spanish, the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre in Aviles, Spain, was inaugurated in 2011. Niemeyer is said to have called this work his "<a href="http://www.niemeyercenter.org/15/centro-niemeyer/23/historia-del-proyecto.html" target="_blank">most important and beloved outside Brazil</a>."
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Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Center – Popularly known as "el Niemeyer" in Spanish, the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre in Aviles, Spain, was inaugurated in 2011. Niemeyer is said to have called this work his "most important and beloved outside Brazil."
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The cornerstone of Niemeyer's <a href="http://catedral.org.br/historia" target="_blank">Cathedral of Brasilia</a> was laid in 1958. This hyperboloid structure consists of 16 concrete pillars, each weighing 90 tons, and covers a circular area that is 70 feet in diameter. This photo was taken in the 1960s, but the building was finally inaugurated in 1970.
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Cathedral of Brazilia (1960's) – The cornerstone of Niemeyer's Cathedral of Brasilia was laid in 1958. This hyperboloid structure consists of 16 concrete pillars, each weighing 90 tons, and covers a circular area that is 70 feet in diameter. This photo was taken in the 1960s, but the building was finally inaugurated in 1970.
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Colored glass panes stretch between the cathedral's pillars and let natural light into the building during the day.
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Brasilia's Cathedral interior – Colored glass panes stretch between the cathedral's pillars and let natural light into the building during the day.
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Night view of the columns of the Federal Supreme Court in Brasilia taken on 11 December 2007, designed by Niemeyer and inaugurated in 1960.
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Federal Supreme Court in Brasilia – Night view of the columns of the Federal Supreme Court in Brasilia taken on 11 December 2007, designed by Niemeyer and inaugurated in 1960.
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Niemeyer is kissed by great-great grandson Ivan during his 104th birthday celebration on December 15, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Oscar Niemeyer with his grandson – Niemeyer is kissed by great-great grandson Ivan during his 104th birthday celebration on December 15, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro.
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View of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia.
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Planalto Palace, Brazil – View of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia.
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The Amalfi coast and the mountains are reflected in Ravello's Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer the day of its official inauguration on January 29, 2009. After ten years of controversy, the auditorium opened in the southern Italian town of Ravello on the Amalfi coast.
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Ravello's Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer – The Amalfi coast and the mountains are reflected in Ravello's Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer the day of its official inauguration on January 29, 2009. After ten years of controversy, the auditorium opened in the southern Italian town of Ravello on the Amalfi coast.
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Brazilian football legend Edson Arntes do Nascimento, known as Pele, kisses Niemeyer's hand on November 4, 2010, in Rio de Janeiro during a press conference. Niemeyer was in charge of the design for a Football Museum in Santos.
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Pele kisses hand of Oscar Niemeyer – Brazilian football legend Edson Arntes do Nascimento, known as Pele, kisses Niemeyer's hand on November 4, 2010, in Rio de Janeiro during a press conference. Niemeyer was in charge of the design for a Football Museum in Santos.
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The National Museum of the Republic in Brasilia was inaugurated in 2006, on Niemeyer's 99th birthday. The museum, which is also known as National Museum Honestino Guimarães, was <a href=" http://www.brasil.gov.br/brasilia-english/tourist-guide/cultural-tourism/national-museum/br_model1?set_language=en" target="_blank">named after a student</a> by that name who fought for democracy and disappeared.
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National Museum of the Republic – The National Museum of the Republic in Brasilia was inaugurated in 2006, on Niemeyer's 99th birthday. The museum, which is also known as National Museum Honestino Guimarães, was named after a student by that name who fought for democracy and disappeared.
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The first building of the <a href="http://www.museuoscarniemeyer.org.br/institucional/sobre-mon" target="_blank">Oscar Niemeyer Museum</a> was designed by him in 1967. The museum, located in Curitiba, Brazil, first opened in 1978, but more than two decades later, further expansions were made and the museum was reopened in 2003.
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Oscar Niemeyer Museum – The first building of the Oscar Niemeyer Museum was designed by him in 1967. The museum, located in Curitiba, Brazil, first opened in 1978, but more than two decades later, further expansions were made and the museum was reopened in 2003.
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The Oscar Niemeyer Museum has about 35,000 square meters of building area and more than 17,000 square meters dedicated to exhibitions -- making it the biggest museum in Latin America.
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Oscar Niemeyer Museum – The Oscar Niemeyer Museum has about 35,000 square meters of building area and more than 17,000 square meters dedicated to exhibitions -- making it the biggest museum in Latin America.
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In the 1960s, Niemeyer designed the National Congress building located in Brasilia.
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Brazil's National Congress – In the 1960s, Niemeyer designed the National Congress building located in Brasilia.
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Cuban dancers perform in front of a 15 meter giant sculpture offered by Niemeyer. The sculpture represent a Cuban fighting against an imperialist monster.
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Oscar Niemeyer sculpture – Cuban dancers perform in front of a 15 meter giant sculpture offered by Niemeyer. The sculpture represent a Cuban fighting against an imperialist monster.
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Niemeyer designed this footbridge in Rocinha, which is located in the south of Rio de Janeiro.
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Footbridge in Rocinha – Niemeyer designed this footbridge in Rocinha, which is located in the south of Rio de Janeiro.
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Circa 1955: A modern church in the grounds of the presidential palace in Brasilia designed by Oscar Niemeyer. The church is connected to the palace by an underground hallway.
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Church on grounds of presidential palace – Circa 1955: A modern church in the grounds of the presidential palace in Brasilia designed by Oscar Niemeyer. The church is connected to the palace by an underground hallway.
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Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer died just days short of his 105th birthday, on December 5, 2012. Here, he's seen on the balcony of his studio in Copacabana in 2007.
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Oscar Niemeyer – Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer died just days short of his 105th birthday, on December 5, 2012. Here, he's seen on the balcony of his studio in Copacabana in 2007.
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