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WASHINGTON DC — The Main Reading Room of the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress stands as one of America's most magnificent public spaces. Completed in 1897, this octagonal room rises 160 feet to an ornate dome featuring Edwin Howland Blashfield's painting 'Human Understanding' surrounded by allegorical figures representing countries that have contributed to human knowledge. The reading room features massive red marble columns with gilded Corinthian capitals, bronze statues representing fields of knowledge, and three tiers of bookstacks encircling the central space. Designed

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WASHINGTON DC — The Main Reading Room of the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress stands as one of America's most magnificent public spaces. Completed in 1897, this octagonal room rises 160 feet to an ornate dome featuring Edwin Howland Blashfield's painting 'Human Understanding' surrounded by allegorical figures representing countries that have contributed to human knowledge. The reading room features massive red marble columns with gilded Corinthian capitals, bronze statues representing fields of knowledge, and three tiers of bookstacks encircling the central space. Designed
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2025-05-15

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Capitol Hill, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

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WASHINGTON DC — The Main Reading Room of the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress stands as one of America's most magnificent public spaces. Completed in 1897, this octagonal room rises 160 feet to an ornate dome featuring Edwin Howland Blashfield's painting "Human Understanding" surrounded by allegorical figures representing countries that have contributed to human knowledge. The reading room features massive red marble columns with gilded Corinthian capitals, bronze statues representing fields of knowledge, and three tiers of bookstacks encircling the central space. Designed

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