Ponte JK

The Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, also known as JK Bridge, Brasilia is located, linking the South Lake, and St. Sebastian Paranoá the central part of the Pilot Plan, through the Monumental Axis, crossing Lake Paranoá. Inaugurated on December 15, 2002, the structure of the bridge has a total traversing length of 1,200 meters, 24 meters wide with two lanes, each with three lanes, two walkways on the sides for use by cyclists and pedestrians with a 5 meters in width and length of spans of 720 meters.

The structure of the bridge has to support four pillars submerged in Lake Paranoá and three spans of 240 meters are supported by three arches asymmetric and located in different planes, with tensioned steel cables placed in a cross shape, which geometrically means that the cables parabolic form a plan. With its asymmetrical arches, the structure of three arches, inspired "by the movement of a stone bouncing on the water surface," [2] is unique in the world, comparable in form but not in the structural system, such as the Aquarium of the public walkway Port of Nagoya, Japan [3] Initially budgeted in 1998 for $ 40 million, it is estimated that the total construction cost was $ 160 million. [4] Its architectural beauty resulted in structural design of a highly but despite the additional cost, the Federal District Government considered it vital that the bridge was at the level of monumentality that Brasilia was designed.

Inaugurated on December 15, 2002, [5] over the bridge quickly became an icon in Brasilia stamped postcard, especially at night when its theatricality is further highlighted. Due to aesthetic and environmental harmony of the JK Bridge, the architect's work, Alexander Chan, received the 2003 Gustav Lindenthal Medal, awarded by the Engineers Society of Pennsylvania, United States [6]. Because of this award, the structure was known locally as the most beautiful bridge in the world. [7] [8] The bridge was also the winner of ABCEM 2003 - Steel Works with Best of the Year, in container bridges and viaducts, granted by Brazilian Association of Steel Construction [9].

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Memorial Assis Chateaubriand (museum) - Memorial Assis Chateaubriand Fotos, publicações e honrarias. Anexo do Correio Braziliense SIG - quadra 2, lote 340 Tel. 342-1492 Aberto de segunda a sexta, das 8,00 às 12,00hs. e das 14,00 às 18,00hs.beachArmacao Address: Anexo do Correio Braziliense SIG - quadra 2, lote 340, Brasilia, Brazil Distance: 0.01km from the Ponte JK
Feast of Our Lady of Aparecida (festival) - On October 12, to celebrate three dates, but few remember them all: Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil's official patron, Children's Day and the Discovery of America. Our national holiday, however, is due only to the first date, and although the devotion to the Saint dates back to the eighteenth century gone, was only enacted in 1980. There are two sources found on the image, which are in the Archives of the Metropolitan Curia of Aparecid... Address: Brasília - DF Distance: 0.01km from the Ponte JK
Palácio do Buriti (sightseeing) - Designed by architect Mauro Jorge Esteves, the Buriti Palace is the headquarters of the Administration of the Federal District. In its gardens there are the sculptures and Roman Wolf Form Space Plan. In front of the building is a replica of the Roman Wolf, offered by the city of Rome to the Brazilian capital on the occasion of its inauguration in April 21, same date of inauguration of the city. Inside the facility, there is ... Address: Palácio do Buriti, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Distance: 2.30km from the Ponte JK

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