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.

Aliases (9)

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 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 →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Librarian’s Conference Room → Librarian’s Dining Room → Librarian’s Lobby →	locatedIn
James Madison Memorial Building → John Adams Building →	adjacentTo
Library of Congress ("Jefferson Building") → United States Capitol Complex ("Library of Congress Jefferson Building") →	hasPart
Adams Building → Madison Building ("Jefferson Building") →	neighboringBuilding
Librarian’s Conference Room ("historic Thomas Jefferson Building") → Main Reading Room rotunda →	partOf
Librarian’s Suite ("Beaux-Arts interior of the Thomas Jefferson Building") →	architecturalContext
American Renaissance architecture ("Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building") →	architecturalStyleOf
James Madison Memorial Building →	connectedByTunnelTo
Library of Congress →	hasBuilding
Capitol Hill ("Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress") →	hasLandmark
Library of Congress →	headquarters
Main Reading Room rotunda ("Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress") →	isCentralSpaceOf
Thomas Jefferson Building ("Library of Congress complex") →	isMainEntranceOf
James Madison Memorial →	locatedNear
Thomas Jefferson Building →	name
Architect of the Capitol ("Library of Congress buildings") →	responsibleFor
Librarian of Congress →	seat