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[Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Plan – Vintage Print

[Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Plan, 2002709246 — historic image
[Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Plan, 2002709246. Historic image from the Library of Congress collection.

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This drawing is a plan of the Library of Congress, and its record lists a Gothic style label, so it may represent a design study rather than the finished building. The library began in 1800 in the Capitol, and after British troops burned that building in 1814, Thomas Jefferson sold his personal collection of about 6,400 volumes to help rebuild it. As the collection outgrew its quarters, the library moved into its own building, the Jefferson Building, which opened in 1897. Plans like this one show how architects worked out layout and room arrangement long before a structure took its final form.

Created / published2002709246
MediumGothic]"
GenreDesign
NotesADE - UNIT 2445, no. 1 (D size) [P&P]Check for an online group record (may link to related items)
SubjectsFor information see Architecture
SourceLibrary of Congress
Original scan6,274 × 5,061 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134603

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