The Igreja Rainha do Paz is the chapel for the military base just to the north of this site. The chapel was designed by Niemeyer, and constructed on the site of the platform built for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Brasilia in 1991. It was dedicated in 1994, and is in the shape of a military tent barrack. It's also one of the newest structures on the Plano Piloto.
Pearl shaped lamps fall from the sloping ceiling. I found the jagged windows very interesting. To me, they look like tears in fabric, and represent the lament one feels from conflicts like war. It's a beautiful and very simply designed space.
Since we were here just after Christmas, the holiday nativity displays were still up. There is also a smaller chapel and a large multi-purpose meeting room on the lower level.
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