Espaço Lúcio Costa, Museum at Three Powers Plaza in Brasília, Brazil.
Espaço Lúcio Costa is a museum at Three Powers Plaza dedicated to the architecture and urban planning of Brasília. The collection features designs, photographs, and documents that record how this modern capital came into being.
The museum preserves the work of architect Lúcio Costa, who designed a groundbreaking masterplan for Brasília in 1956. The city was built rapidly and became Brazil's new capital in 1960.
The space shows how people planned and built Brasília from scratch as a new city. What you see reflects the ideas that shaped the modern design and layout of this capital.
The museum sits centrally at Three Powers Plaza near government buildings. Visitors should plan a daytime visit and allow time to explore the exhibition at a comfortable pace.
The collection holds original sketches and construction plans from the 1950s that show how Brasília took shape piece by piece. These documents let visitors trace the exact decisions and revisions that happened during planning and building.
Location: Brasília
Address: Praça dos Três Poderes, Brasília, 70100000, DF
Email: centroc3p@gmail.com
Website: http://cultura.df.gov.br/espaco-lucio-costa.html
GPS coordinates: -15.80109,-47.86168
Latest update: December 14, 2025 13:08
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