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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front and flank elevations] – Antique Wall Art

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front and flank elevations], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front and flank elevations], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Library of Congress collection.

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Two flat, straight-on views of the building's facade and side wall make up this ink drawing, which shows the Library of Congress as an architectural plan rather than as a scene. Elevation drawings like these let builders and reviewers check proportions, window placement, and ornament without the distortion of perspective. The library's main building on Capitol Hill, completed in 1897 to designs by John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz, was an exemplar of Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States. Drawings of this kind show how the architects planned its massing and detail.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink on paper.
GenreReference copy in LOT 4249 (R).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 998 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134607

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