Espaço Lucio Costa, Brasília Travel Guide

Espaço Lucio Costa is a thematic museum in Brasília, Brazil, dedicated to the architect and urban planner Lúcio Costa, who won the National Competition for the Plano Piloto of Brasília. The museum, which opened in 1992, is located beneath the Praça dos Três Poderes. Oscar Niemeyer, the architect behind many of Brasília's iconic structures, designed the museum as a tribute to Costa.The museum's main feature is a large-scale model of Brasília, offering a bird's-eye view of Costa's urban plan. Visitors can also view copies of the sketches and the Pilot Plan Report presented to the international jury in 1957, which led to Costa's victory among 26 projects in the competition for the New Capital of Brazil. The exhibits include historical photos of the city's construction and inauguration.Espaço Lucio Costa is part of the Centro Cultural Três Poderes, a complex of three museums located within the Praça dos Três Poderes. The museum is accessible to visitors with disabilities, featuring tactile models of the Pilot Plan and texts transcribed in Braille.