Library of Congress

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Internationalization
Čeština: Knihovna Kongresu je de facto národní knihovna Spojených Státu. Je to jedna z největších knihoven na světě.
Deutsch: Die Library of Congress, die inoffizielle Nationalbibliothek der USA, gehört zu den wichtigsten Bibliotheken der Welt.
English: The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States. It is one of the largest libraries in the world.
Español: La Biblioteca del Congreso de Estados Unidos (United States Library of Congress en inglés), situada en Washington D. C. y distribuida en tres edificios (el Edificio Thomas Jefferson, el Edificio John Adams, y el Edificio James Madison), es una de las mayores bibliotecas del mundo, con más de 138 millones de documentos.
Français : La Bibliothèque du Congrès est de fait la bibliothèque nationale des États-Unis. C'est l'une des plus grandes bibliothèques du monde.
Македонски: Конгресната библиотека de facto е национална библиотека на Соединетите Американски Држави. Таа е една од најголемите библиотеки во светот.
Português: A Biblioteca do Congresso é a biblioteca nacional oficial dos Estados Unidos da América. É uma das maiores bibliotecas do mundo.
Русский: Библиотека Конгресса США — это, фактически, национальная библиотека США. Это одна из самых больших библиотек в мире.
Suomi: Yhdysvaltain kongressin kirjasto on Yhdysvaltain de facto kansalliskirjasto.
Türkçe: Kongre Kütüphanesi, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin "fiili" ulusal kütüphanesidir.Bu,dünyanın en büyük kütüphanelerinden birisidir.

See images on Commons from the Library of Congress (non-exhaustive).
Véase imágenes de la Biblioteca de Congreso en la Wikimedia Commons (no exhaustiva).

Insignia[edit]

  • Seal

  • Logo

  • Alternate Logo

  • Alternate logo

Jefferson Building[edit]

Exterior views[edit]

  • Construction of Jefferson Building

  • Postcard before 1910

  • West Front

  • West Front, right wing

  • West Front, left wing

  • West Front

  • West Front

  • West Front

  • Sign in the front

  • "1897" sign

  • undefined

  • undefined

  • Top Level, Thomas Jefferson Building

The Great Hall[edit]

  • The Great Hall

  • The Great Hall

  • The Great Hall

  • The Great Hall

  • The Great Hall

  • The Great Hall

  • Floor

  • Stained glass ceiling window

  • Ph. Martiny: Banister, showing putti personifying professions and occupations of modern life

  • Ph. Martiny: Entomologist putto

  • Ph. Martiny: Printer putto

  • Ph. Martiny: America and Africa putti

  • Ph. Martiny: Asia and Europe putti

  • Figure at the Commemorative Arch, leading to the Main Reading Room

  • Figure at the Commemorative Arch, leading to the Main Reading Room

  • Elihu Vedder: Minerva of Peace mosaic

  • The Great Hall ( taken from steps leading downstairs )

The Main Reading Room[edit]

  • Main Reading Room

  • Main Reading Room

  • Main Reading Room dome

  • Main Reading Room ceiling; view inside cupola

Corridors around the Great Hall[edit]

  • detail

  • Ceiling murals by Frank W. benson in a corridor

  • Frank W. Benson: Thalia

  • Display of the Gutenberg bible

  • Display of the Gutenberg bible

  • J. W. Alexander: The Evolution of the Book – Picture Writing

  • J. W. Alexander: The Evolution of the Book – The Manuscript

  • J. W. Alexander: The Evolution of the Book – The Printing Press

  • G. R. Barse: Comedy

  • G. R. Barse: Tragedy

  • G. R. Barse: Lyrica

  • G. R. Barse: Fancy

  • G. R. Barse: Romance

  • G. R. Barse: Erotica

  • G. R. Barse: Tradition

  • G. R. Barse: History

  • Goethe

  • Printer marks: Isaac Elezevir

  • Printer marks: François Regnault

Other rooms[edit]

  • American Treasures Gallery

  • American Treasures Gallery

  • Coolidge Auditorium

  • Bronze doors by Herbert Adams

Librarians of Congress[edit]

no image available: John James Beckley (1802–1807), Patrick Magruder (1807–1815)

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