The Thomas Jefferson Building, also known as the Main Library, is the oldest of the Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C. Built between 1890 and 1897, it was originally known as the Library of Congress Building and was renamed in 1980 in honor of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, principal author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States. The purchase of Jefferson's own book collection in 1815 had formed a core foundation of the library's holdings, and by the 1880s the library, which had grown to include the United States Copyright Office, needed a building of its own.
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The Thomas Jefferson Building, also known as the Main Library, is the oldest of the Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C. Built between 1890 and 1897, it was initially known as the Library of Congress Building.
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The Thomas Jefferson Building, also known as the Main Library, is the oldest of the Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C. Built between 1890 and 1897, it was initially known as the Library of Congress Building. In 1980, the building was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), a Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third U.S. presiden
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The Thomas Jefferson Building, also known as the Main Library, is the oldest of the Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C. Built between 1890 and 1897, it was initially known as the Library of Congress Building. In 1980, the building was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), a Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third U.S. presiden
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Wikidata item Q2615945, property P2048 (height): 59.44 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
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The Thomas Jefferson Building, also known as the Main Library, is the oldest of the Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C.
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The building is located on First Street, S.E. between Independence Avenue and East Capitol Street in the federal national capital city of Washington, D.C.
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Built between 1890 and 1897, it was initially known as the Library of Congress Building.
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The Thomas Jefferson Building, also known as the Main Library, is the oldest of the Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C. Built between 1890 and 1897, it was initially known as the Library of Congress Building.
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The copper dome, originally gilded, was criticized at the structure's completion, as too competitive with the national Capitol Building.
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Around the perimeter of the Main Reading Room are eight large marble columns that are each decoratively topped with a large plaster statue of a female figure, each representing a different aspect of knowledge and civilization.
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