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Architect Oscar Niemeyer, Who Designed Brazil's Capital, Dies

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Architect Oscar Niemeyer, Who Designed Brazil's Capital, Dies

December 5, 2012 • The Pritzker Prize-winning architect was known for some of the world's most famous modernist buildings, including Brasilia's crown-shaped cathedral. He was 104.

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