About the Cathedral

The Cathedral of Brasília (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana de Brasília, "Metropolitan Cathedral
of Brasília") is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving Brasília, Brazil, and serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Brasília. It was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and engineered by Brazilian structural engineer Joaquim Cardozo, and was completed and dedicated on May 31, 1970.

The cathedral is a hyperboloid structure constructed from 16 concrete columns weighing 90 tons each.[2][3]

In the square access to the cathedral are four 2.5-meter (8 ft 2 in) tall bronzesculpturesrepresenting the four Evangelists, created by sculptors Alfredo Ceschiatti and Dante Croce in 1968.[4] Also outside the cathedral, to the right as visitors face the entrance, stands a 20-meter (66 ft) tall bell tower containing four large bells donated by Spanish residents of Brazil and cast in Miranda de Ebro.[5][6] At the entrance of the cathedral is a pillar with passages from the life of Mary, mother of Jesus, painted by Athos.

A 12-meter (39 ft) wide, 40-centimeter (16 in) deep reflecting pool surrounds the cathedral roof and helps cool the building. Visitors pass under this pool when entering the cathedral.[5](source: Wikipedia)

Design

I designed this piece in Fusion, using the original sketches of the cathedral. A base was added to secure the print in place during printing. Due to the curvature of the columns, both the base and supports are required.

The sketches I sued were sourced from Porto, Cláudia. “A Comparative Architectural Study of the Structural Form between Two Religious Buildings in Brasília: The Cathedral and the Tibetan Stupa.” Journal of civil engineering and architecture 7 (2013): 1092-1110.