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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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
National Archives Building canonical	32
Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom	3
National Archives	2
Main National Archives Building	1
National Archives Building (Washington, D.C.)	1
National Archives Building (nearby on the north side)	1
National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.	1
National Archives Museum	1

Statements (49)

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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ American Declaration of Independence ⓘ surface form: Charters of Freedom American Declaration of Independence ⓘ surface form: Declaration of Independence National Archives Building self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Archives Museum National Archives Building self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 NW ⓘ surface form: 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 government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
partOf	Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site ⓘ
security	guarded by security personnel ⓘ
shortName	National Archives Building self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Archives
subjectOf	historic preservation efforts ⓘ
visitorAccess	open to the public ⓘ

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Washington, D.C. → hasLandmark → National Archives Building ⓘ

United States Constitution → locationOfOriginal → National Archives Building ⓘ

American Declaration of Independence → locationOfOriginal → National Archives Building ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence

National Archives and Records Administration → headquartersBuilding → National Archives Building ⓘ

National Mall → contains → National Archives Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Archives Building (nearby on the north side)

Information Security Oversight Office → locatedInBuilding → National Archives Building ⓘ

Tennessee marble → notableUseInBuilding → National Archives Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Archives Building (Washington, D.C.)

National Archives Building → shortName → National Archives Building self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Archives

National Archives Building → houses → National Archives Building self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Archives Museum

National Archives Building → houses → National Archives Building self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom

Constitution Avenue NW → adjacentTo → National Archives Building ⓘ

John Russell Pope → notableWork → National Archives Building ⓘ

John Russell Pope → designed → National Archives Building ⓘ

ISOO → locatedInFacility → National Archives Building ⓘ

District of Columbia → contains → National Archives Building ⓘ

Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building → locatedNear → National Archives Building ⓘ

Otto R. Eggers → notableWork → National Archives Building ⓘ

Archives I → alsoKnownAs → National Archives Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main National Archives Building

Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site → contains → National Archives Building ⓘ

Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter station → serves → National Archives Building ⓘ

Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter station → near → National Archives Building ⓘ

Archivist of the United States → worksAt → National Archives Building ⓘ

Federal Triangle station → isWithinWalkingDistanceOf → National Archives Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Archives

Archives station → nearbyAttraction → National Archives Building ⓘ

The Pioneers (U.S. Navy Memorial reliefs) → locatedNear → National Archives Building ⓘ

John → notableWork → National Archives Building ⓘ

subject surface form: John Russell Pope

Federal Triangle → contains → National Archives Building ⓘ

Penn Quarter → locatedNear → National Archives Building ⓘ

Federal Trade Commission Building → nearby → National Archives Building ⓘ

B Street NW → passesBy → National Archives Building ⓘ

subject surface form: Constitution Avenue NW

Dr. Abigail Chase in National Treasure → worksAt → National Archives Building ⓘ

subject surface form: Dr. Abigail Chase

this entity surface form: National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

12th Street SW → near → National Archives Building ⓘ

Pennsylvania Avenue NW → passesNear → National Archives Building ⓘ

Charters of Freedom → location → National Archives Building ⓘ

Charters of Freedom → exhibitedAt → National Archives Building ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom

grand central rotunda → locatedIn → National Archives Building ⓘ

subject surface form: Grand Central Rotunda

grand central rotunda → alsoKnownAs → National Archives Building ⓘ

subject surface form: Grand Central Rotunda

this entity surface form: Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom

Navy Memorial Plaza → near → National Archives Building ⓘ

Washington, D.C. (periodically, during Joe Biden’s presidency) → hosts → National Archives Building ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington, D.C.

United States Navy Memorial → adjacentTo → National Archives Building ⓘ

Market Square → locatedNear → National Archives Building ⓘ

subject surface form: Market Square (Washington, D.C.)