Thomas Jefferson Building

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Beaux-Arts architecture United States national library facility historic building library building

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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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Thomas Jefferson Building canonical	27
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building	6
Jefferson Building	2
Library of Congress Jefferson Building	2
historic Thomas Jefferson Building	2
Beaux-Arts interior of the Thomas Jefferson Building	1
Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress	1
Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium	1
Library of Congress Main Building	1
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building interior	1
Library of Congress buildings	1
Library of Congress complex	1
Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress	1

Statements (90)

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 Suite ⓘ surface form: Librarian’s Anteroom Librarian’s Archives ⓘ Librarian’s Balcony ⓘ Librarian of Congress ⓘ surface form: Librarian’s Ceremonial Office Librarian’s Coat Room ⓘ Librarian’s Conference Room ⓘ Librarian’s Service Staircase ⓘ surface form: Librarian’s Corridor Librarian’s Dining Room ⓘ Librarian’s Gallery ⓘ Librarian’s Lobby ⓘ surface form: Librarian’s Hall Librarian’s Kitchen ⓘ Librarian’s Library ⓘ Librarian’s Lobby ⓘ Librarian’s Suite ⓘ surface form: Librarian’s Loggia Librarian’s Pantry ⓘ Librarian’s Suite ⓘ surface form: Librarian’s Private Office Librarian’s Suite ⓘ surface form: Librarian’s Reception Room Librarian’s Records Room ⓘ Librarian’s Rotunda ⓘ Librarian’s Suite ⓘ surface form: Librarian’s Safe Room Librarian’s Salon ⓘ Librarian’s Service Corridor ⓘ Librarian’s Service Rooms ⓘ Librarian’s Service Staircase ⓘ Librarian’s Service Staircase ⓘ surface form: Librarian’s Staircase Librarian’s Study ⓘ Librarian’s Suite ⓘ Librarian’s Vault ⓘ Librarian’s Suite ⓘ surface form: Librarian’s Waiting Room Rose Main Reading Room ⓘ surface form: 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	Thomas Jefferson Building self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Library of Congress complex
isTouristAttraction	yes ⓘ
locatedIn	Capitol Hill ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
name	Thomas Jefferson Building self-link ⓘ
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 ⓘ surface form: Library of Congress collection in the U.S. Capitol
streetAddress	10 First Street SE ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Library of Congress → headquarters → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Library of Congress → hasBuilding → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

LOC → hasPart → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

subject surface form: Library of Congress

this entity surface form: Jefferson Building

Capitol Hill → hasLandmark → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress

Librarian of Congress → seat → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

American Renaissance architecture → architecturalStyleOf → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building

Madison Building → neighboringBuilding → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jefferson Building

Thomas Jefferson Building → name → Thomas Jefferson Building self-link ⓘ

Thomas Jefferson Building → isMainEntranceOf → Thomas Jefferson Building self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress complex

John Adams Building → adjacentTo → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

James Madison Memorial Building → adjacentTo → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

James Madison Memorial Building → connectedByTunnelTo → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Architect of the Capitol → responsibleFor → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress buildings

Adams Building → neighboringBuilding → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

United States Capitol Complex → hasPart → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Jefferson Building

James Madison Memorial → locatedNear → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Librarian’s Dining Room → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Main Reading Room rotunda → partOf → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Main Reading Room rotunda → isCentralSpaceOf → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress

Librarian’s Lobby → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Librarian’s Conference Room → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

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this entity surface form: historic Thomas Jefferson Building

Great Hall → partOf → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

subject surface form: Great Hall (Library of Congress)

Great Hall → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

subject surface form: Great Hall (Library of Congress)

Great Hall → isCentralSpaceOf → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

subject surface form: Great Hall (Library of Congress)

Librarian’s Suite → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Librarian’s Suite → architecturalContext → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beaux-Arts interior of the Thomas Jefferson Building

Librarian’s Suite → locatedInBuilding → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building

Members of Congress Reading Room → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Members of Congress Reading Room → locatedInBuilding → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Jefferson Building

Librarian’s Kitchen → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

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Librarian’s Service Staircase → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Librarian’s Balcony → locatedInBuilding → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Librarian’s Rotunda → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building interior

Librarian’s Rotunda → isCentralSpaceOf → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Librarian’s Salon → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Librarian’s Coat Room → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

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this entity surface form: historic Thomas Jefferson Building

Librarian’s Pantry → locatedIn → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

Edward Pearce Casey → notableWork → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building

National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. → includes → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building

Appalachian Spring → premiereVenue → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium

Paul J. Pelz → notableWork → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building

Paul J. Pelz → notableWork → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Main Building

Paul J. Pelz → designed → Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building