National Archives Building

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archives building federal building historic building tourist attraction

The National Archives Building is a historic federal building in Washington, D.C. that houses and displays foundational U.S. documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archives building → federal building → historic building → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	Archives I →
architect	John Russell Pope →
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture →
city	Washington, D.C. →
constructionStartDate	1931 →
coordinates	38.8921°N 77.0229°W →
country	United States →
hasFeature	bronze doors → climate-controlled document cases → exhibition galleries → inscribed pediments → large central rotunda → massive Corinthian columns → research rooms →
hasFunction	archives → museum →
height	approximately 166 feet →
houses	Bill of Rights → Charters of Freedom → Declaration of Independence → National Archives Museum → Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom → United States Constitution → original Magna Carta copy (on display) →
inaugurationDate	1935 →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Northwest Washington, D.C. → Washington, D.C. →
locatedNear	National Mall → United States Capitol → White House →
locatedOn	Constitution Avenue → Pennsylvania Avenue →
material	limestone →
NRHPListingDate	October 15, 1966 →
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000869 →
numberOfStories	4 →
opened	1935 →
operatedBy	National Archives and Records Administration →
ownedBy	United States federal government →
partOf	Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site →
security	guarded by security personnel →
shortName	National Archives →
subjectOf	historic preservation efforts →
visitorAccess	open to the public →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
District of Columbia → National Mall ("National Archives Building (nearby on the north side)") → Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site →	contains
Archives I → Archives I ("Main National Archives Building") →	alsoKnownAs
National Archives Building ("National Archives Museum") → National Archives Building ("Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom") →	houses
Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building → The Pioneers (U.S. Navy Memorial reliefs) →	locatedNear
United States Constitution → United States Declaration of Independence →	locationOfOriginal
John Russell Pope → Otto R. Eggers →	notableWork
Constitution Avenue NW →	adjacentTo
John Russell Pope →	designed
Washington, D.C. →	hasLandmark
National Archives and Records Administration →	headquartersBuilding
Federal Triangle station ("National Archives") →	isWithinWalkingDistanceOf
Information Security Oversight Office →	locatedInBuilding
ISOO →	locatedInFacility
Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter station →	near
Archives station →	nearbyAttraction
Tennessee marble ("National Archives Building (Washington, D.C.)") →	notableUseInBuilding
Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter station →	serves
National Archives Building ("National Archives") →	shortName
Archivist of the United States →	worksAt