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Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service for the United States Congress and functions as the de facto national library of the United States. It also administers copyright law through the United States Copyright Office and houses the Congressional Research Service.

Facts
Building Type
Library 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Washington, D.C., United States 2
Completed Year
1800 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Government / Parliament Building 2
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Uses Element

Source Library of Congress - Wikipedia
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1. Library of Congress - Wikipedia
  • standing status determination, wikipedia summary
    The library is open to the public for research, although only members of Congress, their staff, and library employees may borrow materials for use outside the library.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field
    The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the de facto national library of the United States. It also administers copyright law through the United States Copyright Office, and it houses the Congressional Research Service. Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the oldest federal cultu
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1800)
    The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the de facto national library of the United States. It also administers copyright law through the United States Copyright Office, and it houses the Congressional Research Service. Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the oldest federal cultu
  • Uses Element: Granite, Wikipedia article
    Construction began in 1890 with granite supplied by New England Granite Works, owned by James G.
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2. Library of Congress (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Washington, D.C., United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Washington, D.C., United States
Wikidata item Q131454, property P131/P17 (location): Washington, D.C., United States
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