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Brazil, Brasilia, JK Bridge

Brasilia, JK Bridge

The bridge was inaugurated on 15 December 2002. The Juscelino Kubitschek bridge, also known as Ponte JK, connects South Lake and St. Sebastian Paranoá, through the monumental axis of the lake Paranoá. The bridge has three arcs that cut the bridge in several sections diagonally. The six lanes of cars and two for pedestrians hang from those white arcs. It has a total length of 1200 meters, 24 meters wide. It was designed by architect Alexandre Chan and structural engineer Mário Vila Verde.

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49#21, Brasilia, Ponte JK, 2008, C-Print, 68,2 x 42,0 cm, edition 9+2/3+1
49#21, Brasilia, Ponte JK, 2008, C-Print, 68,2 x 42,0 cm, edition 9+2/3+1
Sketch for 49#21, Brasilia, Ponte JK, 2008
Sketch for 49#21, Brasilia, Ponte JK, 2008
View onto Ponte JK in Brasilia 2008
View onto Ponte JK in Brasilia 2008
49#21, Brasilia, Ponte JK, 2008, sketch of 14,5 x 8,5 cm & story board 14,5 x 9 cm inkpen on paper, 216 index C-prints 32 x 16 cm mounted on paper, one C-Print 15 x 10 cm, together in a mat of 65 x 40 cm
49#21, Brasilia, Ponte JK, 2008, sketch of 14,5 x 8,5 cm & story board 14,5 x 9 cm inkpen on paper, 216 index C-prints 32 x 16 cm mounted on paper, one C-Print 15 x 10 cm, together in a mat of 65 x 40 cm
Mounted indexprints after processing films for 49#21 Brasilia Ponte JK 2008
Mounted indexprints after processing films for 49#21 Brasilia Ponte JK 2008