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| Location | Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
| Reference | 1493 |
| Inscription | 2016 (40th Session) |
| Area | 154 ha (380 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 1,418 ha (3,500 acres) |
| Coordinates | 19°51′07″S 43°58′25″W / 19.851944°S 43.973611°W / -19.851944; -43.973611 |
  Location of Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Brazil | |
The Pampulha Modern Ensemble (Portuguese: Conjunto Moderno da Pampulha) is an urban project in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 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 engineer Joaquim Cardozo.
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."
References※
- ^ "Pampulha Modern Ensemble". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Conjunto da Pampulha ganha título de Patrimônio Mundial da Unesco". 17 July 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Conjunto da Pampulha torna-se Patrimônio da Humanidade - VEJA.com". 17 July 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Conjunto da Pampulha é declarado Patrimônio Mundial da Humanidade - 17/07/2016 - Ilustrada - Folha de S.Paulo". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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