The observation deck
The whole city plan.
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The Brasília TV Tower is a broadcast tower 224 metres high, opened in 1967 on the Monumental Axis and designed by Lúcio Costa, the city's planner. A triangular concrete base carries a steel mast, and at 75 metres an observation deck reached by a free lift reveals the whole plan of the city: the north and south wings, the Monumental Axis with its buildings out to the Congress, and Lake Paranoá on the horizon. Note: the observation deck closed for renovation in November 2025 and was expected to reopen in October 2026, so check before you go. At the foot of the tower a well-known craft and food fair runs at weekends, selling leatherwork, gemstones and local sweets, beside a large fountain and gardens, which makes it a good place for an evening outing with the family.
The whole city plan.
Crafts and food at the base.
And the gardens around it.
Monumental Axis, Burle Marx Garden
It closed for renovation in November 2025 and was expected to reopen in October 2026, so check before going. The weekend fair at the base carries on.