Itamaraty Palace

The Itamaraty Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Itamaraty), also known as the Palace of the Arches (Palácio dos Arcos), is the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. It is located in the national capital of Brasília. The building was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and inaugurated on April 21, 1970. It is located to the east of the National Congress building along the Ministries Esplanade, near the Praça dos Três Poderes (Three Powers Plaza).

Itamaraty Palace
Palácio Itamaraty
General information
Architectural style	Modernist
Address	Monumental Axis, Bloco H
Town or city	Brasília, Federal District
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	15°48′02″S 47°52′02″W / 15.800556°S 47.867222°W / -15.800556; -47.867222
Current tenants	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Year(s) built	1960–1970
Inaugurated	20 April 1970 (1970-04-20)
Client	Brazilian government
Owner	Brazilian government
Height	15 m (49 ft)
Dimensions
Diameter	84 m (276 ft) × 84 m (276 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	3
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Oscar Niemeyer
Engineer	Joaquim Cardozo
National Historic Heritage of Brazil
Designated	2007
Reference no.	1550

In Brazil, Itamaraty is generally used as a metonymy for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The name stems from that of the palace in Rio de Janeiro which was the headquarters of the ministry before the Brazilian capital and government were moved to Brasília.

See also

• List of Oscar Niemeyer works
• Itamaraty Palace (Rio de Janeiro)

References

• A arquitetura do Palácio Itamaraty (1959-1970) Rossetti, Eduardo Pierrotti. Ministry of External Relations of Brazil. Retrieved on 2023-08-28. (in Portuguese).