National Archives Building

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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


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