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Library of Congress: Ethnological Heads in Washington, D.C.
Each of thirty-three keystones, located on all four sides of the building, is carved in the shape of a human head.Click here to see how this feature fits in with the rest.
The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress. It is the largest by shelf space and one of the most important libraries in the world. Its collections include more than 30 million catalogued books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 58 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America, including a Gutenberg Bible (one of only four perfect vellum copies known to exist); over 1 million US Government publications; 1 million issues of world newspapers spanning the past three centuries; 33,000 bound newspaper volumes; 500,000 microfilm reels; over 6,000 comic book titles; the world's largest collection of legal materials; films; 4.8 million maps; sheet music; and 2.7 million sound recordings. Source: Wikipedia
Granite by Henry Jackson Ellicott (Sculptor), William Boyd (Sculptor), Otis T Mason (Sculptor), Edward Pierce Casey (Architect), J L Smithmeyer (Architect), Paul J Pelz (Architect)
Address: Independence Ave & 1st St SE Nearest Metro: Capitol South (Orange - Blue)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76005272 (dcMem ID #195)
More pictures of this attraction
In what follows, we begin in the main entrance area on the west side of the building and,
walking to the right, circle the building in counter-clockwise (from above) direction.
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