Master Architect Oscar Niemeyer Dies – 5 December 2012

Posted by CJ Walsh

2012-12-06 …

A Great Man of Brazil … was born on 15 December 1907 and, yesterday, died on 5 December 2012 … Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho.

A Master Architect of the World !

Oscar’s WebSite:  http://www.niemeyer.org.br/

I think … and feel … that there is no better tribute to him than a small presentation of his creative work in Brasilia … from an unusual perspective …

Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.

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Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.

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Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.

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Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.
Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2004-12-14. Click to enlarge.

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Postscript:  2013-01-01 …

By accident (almost, but not quite !) … while surfing the world wide web … I came upon this interesting 1960 photograph of construction work in Brasilia … taken by the Swiss Photographer, René Burri …

Black and white photograph showing construction work on top of one of the Secretariat Towers, in Brasilia's National Congress Building. Photograph taken by the Swiss photographer, René Burri. 1960. Click to enlarge.
Black and white photograph showing construction work on top of one of the Secretariat Towers, in Brasilia’s National Congress Building. Photograph taken by the Swiss photographer, René Burri. 1960. Click to enlarge.

It would be well worth your effort to check out more photographs by René Burri !   Visit the Magnum Photos WebSite here … http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL5350UE

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