Ermida Dom Bosco

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The Ermida Dom Bosco is a chapel located in Quadra QI 29 on Lago Sul in Brasília . It is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Don Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco ( Portuguese Dom João Belchior Bosco ).

Building history

The monument is based on a design by Oscar Niemeyer , the planner of Brasilia himself. It was erected in 1957. In a prophecy on August 30, 1883, Don Bosco spoke of a "promised land in which milk and honey will flow" as the source of a new civilization, and also mentioned coordinates "between parallels 15 and 20". The founders of the new capital of Brazil referred to this, and this chapel and the Santuário Dom Bosco from 1963 honor the city's saint.

description

The building is a formally strict, pointed pyramid with a cross, which stands on a round, raised platform. It is provided with a reflective surface. The structure is elevated on a hill and offers a wide view of Lake Sul and the south of Brasília.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pontos turísticos de Brasília → Ermida Dom Bosco. (No longer available online.) Centrais Elétricas do Norte do Brasil SA - Eletrobras Eletronorte, formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 4, 2010 (Portuguese).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: dead link / webserver.eln.gov.br  
  2. ↑ Ermida Dom Bosco. (No longer available online.) In: Puntos Touristicos. Câmara dos Deputados, archived from the original on January 10, 2010 ; Retrieved October 4, 2010 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www2.camara.gov.br
  3. ↑ Brasília - Ermida Dom Bosco. In: brasilienreise.ch »Federal District, Destinations Midwest. sabiá brasilinfo, September 16, 2008, accessed October 4, 2010 .

Coordinates: 15 ° 47 ′ 54.04 "  S , 47 ° 48 ′ 34.27"  W.