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CATEDRAL SÃO SEBASTIÃO

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Av. Republica do Chile, 245 - Centro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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São Sebastião Metropolitan Cathedral with modernist architecture inspired by the Mayan pyramids of Yucatán

The São Sebastião Metropolitan Cathedral, whose modernist architecture by Edgar da Fonseca is inspired by the Mayan pyramids of Yucatan, is a religious edifice of impressive dimensions (75 m high and 106 m in diameter). Inaugurated in 1976, it is one of the largest Catholic buildings in the world, seating 20,000 worshippers. The four gigantic interior stained glass windows (60 m high) give the whole a warm, serene tone that contrasts with the cathedral's austere, monolithic exterior, with its so-called Brutalist architecture.

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eleph_510
eleph_510
Visited in march 2019
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Une cathédrale originale
Cathédrale pour le moins originale, on ne s'attend pas à ça. Ce n'est pas ce que je préfère mais il en faut pour tous les gouts. Les vitraux intérieurs sont beaux. Si vous n'aimez pas l'art contemporain, sa visite n'est pas prioritaire.
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thon
Visited in june 2019
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ETONNANTE CATHEDRALE
SURPRENANTE ARCHITECTURE POUR UNE CATHÉDRALE EN FORME DE PYRAMIDE PRÉCOLOMBIENNE MAIS AVEC UN INTÉRIEUR RÉSOLUMENT MODERNE
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maca84
maca84
Visited in september 2016
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Une cathédrale comme on en voit peu. Elle est immense et peut accueillir 20 000 fidèles. La lumière à l’intérieur est magnifique. Vraiment à voir!
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vanille333
vanille333
Visited in november 2016
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Plutôt moderne, cet édifice religieux atypique au niveau architectural, peut surprendre. L'intérieur est immense, il semblerait que 20 000 personnes puissent assister aux offices.
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steph06
steph06
the metropolitan cathedral Rio is impressive by its size you can return has 20,000 people D elsewhere pope Jean Paul 2 had come! and impressive by its beauty 4 dimensions are in magnificent stained-glass windows! to see absolutely
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