National Building Museum

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The National Building Museum is a cultural institution in Washington, D.C., dedicated to exhibitions and programs about architecture, engineering, construction, urban planning, and design.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural institution
historic building
museum
architect Montgomery C. Meigs
architecturalStyle Renaissance Revival architecture
category Architecture museums in the United States
Museums in Washington, D.C.
country United States of America
dedicatedTo architecture
construction
design
engineering
urban planning
formerName National Building Museum Project
governingBody private non-profit organization
hasCollectionType architectural drawings
building materials
models
photographs
hasExhibitionType architecture exhibition
design exhibition
hasFocusRegion United States
hasFocusTopic built environment
historic preservation
sustainable design
urban development
hasOnlinePresence official website
hasProgramType educational program
family program
professional workshop
public lecture
hasPublicTransitConnection Gallery Place station
Judiciary Square station
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Pension Building
inception 1980
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatus non-profit organization
locatedIn Judiciary Square
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
notableFeature Great Hall
massive interior Corinthian columns
red brick exterior
occupiesBuilding Pension Building
opened 1985
recognizedAs National Historic Landmark
streetAddress 401 F Street NW

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Building Museum ("National Building Museum Project")
formerName
Judiciary Square buildings, Washington, D.C. ("National Building Museum (former Pension Building)")
hasPart
Honor Award of the National Building Museum
organizer
Honor Award of the National Building Museum
presentedBy

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