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Brazil architect Niemeyer turns 103, opens museum

Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is celebrating his 103rd birthday with the launch of a museum
dedicated to his career.

The Oscar Niemeyer Foundation outside Rio de Janeiro will house exhibits about the legendary architect's 70 years of work.

Niemeyer is responsible for more than 600 modernist projects around the world. They include the sweeping concrete structures that house Brazil's government in the capital, Brasilia, and U.N. headquarters in New York....
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