Bronze doors for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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architectural sculpture bronze doors monumental entrance doors

The Bronze doors for the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. are monumental sculpted entrance doors renowned for their elaborate reliefs celebrating the history of the written word and American culture.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bronze doors for the Library of Congress	1
Bronze doors of the Library of Congress John Adams Building	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural sculpture ⓘ bronze doors ⓘ monumental entrance doors ⓘ
accesses	interior of the Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ
artStyle	Beaux-Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Thomas Jefferson Building NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ United States national library ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of American intellectual life ⓘ symbol of national literary heritage ⓘ
depicts	American culture ⓘ history of the written word ⓘ
designedFor	ceremonial entrance ⓘ
function	main entrance doors ⓘ
hasArtForm	relief sculpture ⓘ
hasInscription	texts related to literature and learning ⓘ
hasReliefType	high relief sculpture ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of a National Historic Landmark building ⓘ
location	Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
material	bronze ⓘ
notableFor	elaborate sculpted reliefs ⓘ
partOf	architectural decoration of the Library of Congress ⓘ
subjectMatter	books ⓘ figures from literary history ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ
symbolizes	American cultural achievement ⓘ importance of writing ⓘ preservation of knowledge ⓘ
theme	knowledge ⓘ learning ⓘ literature ⓘ
visitorAttraction	yes ⓘ
visualCharacteristic	monumental scale ⓘ narrative panels ⓘ ornate detailing ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Olin Levi Warner → notableWork → Bronze doors for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. ⓘ

Lee Lawrie → notableWork → Bronze doors for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bronze doors of the Library of Congress John Adams Building

Paul Wayland Bartlett → notableWork → Bronze doors for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bronze doors for the Library of Congress