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11 days ago | beth

How long did Oscar Niemeyer live?

Oscar Niemeyer lived for more than a century, passing away at the age of 104 on December 5, 2012. His long life allowed him to pursue a prolific career, contributing to architecture across multiple eras of modernism.

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