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An architect from this country designed a hyperboloid church constructed from 16 concrete columns. An architect from this country included two white domes, one of which is inverted, for its capital’s National Congress Palace. That building lies along a “Monumental Axis” as part of a planned city in this country in the shape of an airplane. (15[1])Architect Oscar (*) Niemeyer hails from this country, (10[1])where an Art Deco statue made from soapstone on Corcovado Mountain depicts a religious leader with outstretched arms. (10[1])For 10 points, name this country, where the Christ the Redeemer statue can be found in Rio de Janeiro. ■END■

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