Library of Congress
(de facto) national library of the United States of America
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. 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).
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Insignia
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Seal
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Logo
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Logo
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Alternate Logo
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Alternate logo
Jefferson Building
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Construction of Jefferson Building
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1902 postcard
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West Front
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West Front, right wing
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West Front, left wing
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West Front
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West Front
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West Front
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Sign in the front
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"1897" sign
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Top Level, Thomas Jefferson Building
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West Front
The Great Hall
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The Great Hall
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The Great Hall
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The Great Hall
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The Great Hall
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The Great Hall
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The Great Hall
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Floor
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Stained glass ceiling window
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Ph. Martiny: Banister, showing putti personifying professions and occupations of modern life
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Ph. Martiny: Entomologist putto
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Ph. Martiny: Printer putto
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Ph. Martiny: America and Africa putti
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Ph. Martiny: Asia and Europe putti
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Figure at the Commemorative Arch, leading to the Main Reading Room
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Figure at the Commemorative Arch, leading to the Main Reading Room
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Elihu Vedder: Minerva of Peace mosaic
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The Great Hall ( taken from steps leading downstairs )
The Main Reading Room
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Main Reading Room
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Main Reading Room
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Main Reading Room dome
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Main Reading Room ceiling; view inside cupola
Corridors around the Great Hall
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Ceiling murals by Frank W. benson in a corridor
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Frank W. Benson: Thalia
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Display of the Gutenberg bible
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Display of the Gutenberg bible
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J. W. Alexander: The Evolution of the Book – Picture Writing
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J. W. Alexander: The Evolution of the Book – The Manuscript
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J. W. Alexander: The Evolution of the Book – The Printing Press
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G. R. Barse: Comedy
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G. R. Barse: Tragedy
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G. R. Barse: Lyrica
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G. R. Barse: Fancy
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G. R. Barse: Romance
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G. R. Barse: Erotica
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G. R. Barse: Tradition
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G. R. Barse: History
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Goethe
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Printer marks: Isaac Elezevir
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Printer marks: François Regnault
Other rooms
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American Treasures Gallery
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American Treasures Gallery
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Coolidge Auditorium
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Bronze doors by Herbert Adams
Librarians of Congress
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John James Beckley (1802–1807)
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Patrick Magruder (1807–1815)
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George Watterston (1815–1829)
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John Silva Meehan (1829–1861)
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John Gould Stephenson (1861–1864)
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Ainsworth Rand Spofford (1864–1897)
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John Russell Young (1897–1899)
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Herbert Putnam (1899–1939)
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Archibald MacLeish (1939–1944)
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Luther H. Evans (1945–1953)
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Lawrence Quincy Mumford (1954–1974)
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Daniel J. Boorstin (1975–1987)
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James Hadley Billington (1987–2015)
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Carla Hayden (2015-)