Thomas Jefferson Building

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The Thomas Jefferson Building is the historic, Beaux-Arts main building of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., renowned for its ornate architecture and iconic reading room.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Beaux-Arts architecture
United States national library facility
historic building
library building
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Classical Revival
Italian Renaissance Revival
builtFor Library of Congress
connectedTo James Madison Memorial Building
John Adams Building
constructionStartDate 1890
contains Great Hall
Librarian’s Anteroom
Librarian’s Archives
Librarian’s Balcony
Librarian’s Ceremonial Office
Librarian’s Coat Room
Librarian’s Conference Room
Librarian’s Corridor
Librarian’s Dining Room
Librarian’s Gallery
Librarian’s Hall
Librarian’s Kitchen
Librarian’s Library
Librarian’s Lobby
Librarian’s Loggia
Librarian’s Pantry
Librarian’s Private Office
Librarian’s Reception Room
Librarian’s Records Room
Librarian’s Rotunda
Librarian’s Safe Room
Librarian’s Salon
Librarian’s Service Corridor
Librarian’s Service Rooms
Librarian’s Service Staircase
Librarian’s Staircase
Librarian’s Study
Librarian’s Suite
Librarian’s Vault
Librarian’s Waiting Room
Main Reading Room
Members of Congress Reading Room
country United States of America
hasArtworkBy Edwin Blashfield
Elihu Vedder
John White Alexander
Kenyon Cox
Olin Levi Warner
Philip Martiny
hasBasement yes
hasCentralSpace Main Reading Room rotunda
hasCollectionType general collections
rare books and special collections
reference collections
hasDome yes
hasFeature coffered ceilings
decorative mosaics
elaborate columns
elaborate murals
iconic central reading room
marble staircases
ornate sculptural program
richly decorated interior
stained glass
statuary
hasFunction exhibition space
main building of the Library of Congress
public programs and tours
research library services
hasNumberOfFloors 4
hasPublicAccess yes
hasReadingRooms yes
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
inaugurationDate 1897
isMainEntranceOf Library of Congress complex
isTouristAttraction yes
locatedIn Capitol Hill
location Washington, D.C.
name Thomas Jefferson Building
namedAfter Thomas Jefferson
NRHPListingDate 1966
opened 1897
operator Library of Congress
overlooks United States Capitol
owner Library of Congress
partOf Library of Congress
replaced Library of Congress collection in the U.S. Capitol
streetAddress 10 First Street SE

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