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[Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Side elevation – Antique Wall Art

[Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Side elevation, 2002711903 — historic image
[Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Side elevation, 2002711903. Historic image from the Library of Congress collection.

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Rather than the building's famous main facade, this is a flat side elevation, an architectural drawing that shows the structure's profile and window placement without perspective. The Library of Congress's main building on Capitol Hill was designed by John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz in an ornate Beaux-Arts style and completed in 1897. Drawings like this guided construction and recorded the design for later study. The record preserves it as a black-and-white film copy, so the original's fine linework survives mainly as contrast.

Created / published2002711903
MediumGerman Renaissance]"
GenreDesign
NotesADE - UNIT 2445, no. 12 (C size) [P&P]Check for an online group record (may link to related items)
SubjectsFor information see Architecture
SourceLibrary of Congress
Original scan1,536 × 1,019 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-138026

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