[ Oscar Niemeyer ] Museu de Arte Contemporânea

The Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi (MAC) is a landmark of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Oscar Niemeyer designed this museum perched on the cliff in the city of Niteroi. The disk stretches out over the massive reflecting pool underneath. Similarities to a UFO is entirely intentional. The visitor approaches the disk in a snaking, red-carpet path through the air. The museum opened in 1996 after a huge scandal

Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by Oscar Niemeyer

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