UNESCO World Heritage Site in Minas Gerais, Brazil
The Pampulha Modern Ensemble (Portuguese : Conjunto Moderno da Pampulha ) is an urban project in Belo Horizonte , Minas Gerais state of Brazil . It was designed around an artificial lake , Lake Pampulha , in the district of Pampulha and includes a casino, a ballroom, the Golf Yacht Club (currently Iate Tênis Clube ) and the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi . The buildings were designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer , in collaboration with the landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx , Brazilian Modernist artists, and structural engineer Joaquim Cardozo .[ 1]
In July 2016, the site was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its outstanding examples of modern architecture and its importance in the development of a Brazilian architectural identity.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
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