The Cathedral by hekate
For me this cathedral is far away from the typical stereotype of a cathedral. What you will see is a roundly shaped building with 16 curved pillars intertwined with stained glass. To enter inside of the cathedral you will pass trough something like an underground tunel with black walls.
The atmosphere inside of the cathedral was a bit wierd for me. I could not get the feeling that I am in a temple, I felt more as if I am standing in a train station. But I was told that if you go there at a specific time of the day when the sunlight is goint trough the stained glass trough a certain angle the view is breath-taking and definitly worth seeing.
Here is some additional info:
The Cathedral was inaugurated on May 31, 1970. However, in a book published by the Brasília's Official Tourism Office it is written that "the Cathedral was inaugurated in 1967, twelve years after its construction began." From this moment on, the majority of city guides on Brasília began quoting this misinformation.
The Cathedral's construction began in 1959, and not in 1957. 1957 was the year in which work began in the Pilot Plan.
1967 was the year when the Cathedral, still under construction, was raised to the status of Historic Patrimony. The administration Costa e Silva wanted to finish the half-built Cathedral but it could not use public funds for that purpose. Finishing the Cathedral was the responsibility of the Church and not of the State. Thus, in 1967 the administration decided to turn the Cathedral into a Monument and so it managed to get public funds to conclude the project.
Originaly designed by Oscar Niemeyer, the cathedral was renovated in 1988. It was painted white, and its glass windows were replaced by new colored ones, designed by Antonia Marianne Peretti.
There are also works by other Brazilian artists: by Alfredo Ceschiatti - the sculptures of angels hanging by wires attached to the ceiling, and the Evangelists outside the church; by Di Cavalcanti - paintings representing the steps of the Passion.