West Building
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West Building is one of the main wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., housing a significant collection of Western art.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum building
ⓘ
museum wing ⓘ |
| architect | John Russell Pope ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Art museums and galleries in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
National Gallery of Art ⓘ
surface form:
National Gallery of Art buildings
|
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| collectionFocus |
American art
ⓘ
European painting ⓘ European sculpture ⓘ Western art ⓘ decorative arts ⓘ |
| connectedBy | underground concourse ⓘ |
| connectedTo | East Building ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | art of Western tradition ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Andrew W. Mellon ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
American 19th-century paintings
ⓘ
Dutch Golden Age ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Golden Age paintings
French 18th-century paintings ⓘ Italian Renaissance paintings ⓘ Old Master paintings ⓘ Spanish Baroque paintings ⓘ decorative arts galleries ⓘ sculpture galleries ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central rotunda
ⓘ
skylit galleries ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central rotunda
ⓘ
garden courts ⓘ main entrance on Constitution Avenue ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | National Mall ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| material | Tennessee marble ⓘ |
| near |
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
ⓘ
surface form:
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall
United States Capitol ⓘ Washington Monument ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| partOf | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| timePeriodCoverage |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ Baroque period ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ |
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