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Which City has been designed in the shape of an aeroplane?

  1. Ottawa

  2. Buenos Aires

  3. Brasilia

  4. Helsinki
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Explanation

Brasilia was carefully planned and built in the shape of an airplane when it became Brazil's capital in 1960. The city's urban design follows the form of a cross or plane, with the main government buildings located in the "fuselage" or central axis. This modernist city was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and urban planner Lucio Costa.

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