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The Library of Congress ( LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States. [ 3] Founded in 1800, it is the United States' oldest federal cultural institution. [ 4]
Make sure you get your timed tickets to visit Library of Congress. Timed tickets. Those bloody pieces of paper or scannable app on your phone indicating the time you are allowed to enter a public ...
December 21, 1965 [1] The Thomas Jefferson Building, also known as the Main Library, is the oldest of the Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C. Built between 1890 and 1897, it was initially known as the Library of Congress Building. In 1980, the building was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, the principal author ...
The Court of Neptune Fountain is a fountain adorned with bronze sculptures made by Roland Hinton Perry and Albert Weinert in the late 1890s. Jerome Connor may have assisted in their manufacture. The architects for the project, which was completed in 1898, included John L. Smithmeyer, Paul J. Pelz, and Edward Pearce Casey, while the founding was ...
The United States Capitol Visitor Center ( CVC) is a large underground addition to the United States Capitol complex which serves as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists [ 1] and an expansion space for the U.S. Congress. [ 2] It is located below the East Front of the Capitol and its plaza, between the Capitol building and 1st Street East ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Library of Congress has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to James McBride, whose acclaimed novels include “ The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store ,” “Deacon King Kong ...
The New York Public Library ( NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second-largest public library in the United States behind the Library of Congress and the fourth-largest public library in the world. [ 5] It is a private, non-governmental ...
The United States Capitol Guide Service[ 1] is a guide service charged by the United States Congress to "provide guided tours of the interior of the United States Capitol Building for the education and enlightenment of the general public, without charge for such tours." [ 2] It exists under 2 U.S.C. § 2166.