July 9, 2014 - Cathedral of Brasilia

Today we are going to the Cathedral of Brasilia. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral that was completed on May 31, 1970. The building is supported be 16 concrete columns, and each one weight 90 tons. In between the concrete pillars are stained fiberglass segments in shades of blue, green, brown, and white. The cathedral see little use for actually Christian services, and is mainly just a tourist attraction. It is a huge Cathedral, but it looks more futuristic than anything. When we got there, there were already tons of people. It was basically just one ginormous building. It was surprising that it does actually serve as a church, but mainly for tourist and the people that work there. We were all quite fascinated by it, and how futuristic it seems. Then John had the idea of climbing up the fiberglass windows. Luckily, we all managed to talk him out of it. The thing we didn't manage to talk him out of was climbing up the statues outside the Cathedral. Will soon joined him, but they only managed to get on top of the ankles, because the legs we too smooth. Then we walked around the outside, admiring how big it was. When we got inside, it was mainly just a big space with pews and an altar. There were a few things there to store chairs, and other equipment that probably rarely gets used. Then we decided to go back to our hotel. When we got back, we walked down the street and went to a local restaurant for dinner. When we got back, Will and Josh decided to play some FIFA, while the rest of us just played games on our phones.