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Library of Congress building, c. 1902. Needing more room for its increasing collection, the Library of Congress under Librarian Ainsworth Rand Spofford suggested to the Congress that a new building be built specifically to serve as the American national library. Prior to this the Library existed in a wing of the Capitol Building.
The fountain is located on the west side of the Thomas Jefferson Building, the main building for the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The project took three years to complete. The granite semi-circular fountain includes multiple bronze sculptures, including Neptune, his Tritons, and naiads. The fountain has been cleaned and restored on ...
Aerial view from the United States Capitol of the five-year old Library of Congress in its new building, built 1890–1897, pictured in 1902, (since renamed in 1980) Thomas Jefferson Building for third President Thomas Jefferson, (1743–1826, served 1801–1809) Thomas Jefferson Building, built 1890–1897, the Library of Congress's main ...
The John Adams Building of the Library of Congress. The John Adams Building is the second-oldest of the buildings of the Library of Congress of the United States.Built in the 1930s, it is named for John Adams, the second president, who signed the law creating the Library of Congress in 1800.
With the help of former Librarian of Congress Lawrence Quincy Mumford, plans for a third Library of Congress building were started in 1957. [3] Congress appropriated planning funds for the structure in 1960, and construction was approved by an act of Congress on October 19, 1965, that authorized an appropriation of $75 million (equivalent to ...
The building is made of a long nine-bay nave, five-bay chancel, and six-bay transept. The exterior includes three towers, numerous flying buttresses, and gargoyles. The interior also includes statues and stained glass windows to American political icons, such as George Washington. Although talk of constructing a national cathedral date back to ...
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Pelz has been attributed the main role in the general design of the building and the execution of its exterior, while Smithmeyer was instrumental in securing the commission. [1] In 1906 Smithmeyer published a History of the Construction of the Library of Congress (1906), [ 2 ] in which he defended his role in the project.