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theworld slargestlibrary thelibraryofcongress aboutthelibrary briefintroduction architecture presidentjohnadamsstartedthelibraryin1800formembersofcongress hewantedthemtobeabletoreadbooksaboutlaw thefirst740bookswereboughtinengland theyweresimplysetupintheroomwherecongressmet thenthomasjeffersonsoldcongressmanyofhisownbooks hefeltcongressshouldhavebooksonallsubjects notjustonlaw thisideachangedthelibraryforgood thelibrarygrewandgrew nowitcoversacresofland itcontains20millionbooksaswellasscoresofpicture movies globesandmachines experts 专家 ineveryfieldworkthere hundredsofpeoplecalleverydaywithallkindsofquestions manyofthemgetanswersrightoverthephone thelibraryisahugestorehouse thomasedison sfirstmovieandhoudini smagicbooksreside 居住 there anditistheproudowneroftheworld sbestcollectionofcomic 喜剧的 books history whenthelibraryofcongressbuildingopeneditsdoorstothepubliconnovember1 1897 itwashailedasagloriousnationalmonumentand thelargest thecostliest andthesafest librarybuildingintheworld today slibraryofcongressisanunparalleledworldresource thecollectionofmorethan130millionitemsincludesmorethan29millioncatalogedbooksandotherprintmaterialsin460languages morethan58millionmanuscripts thelargestrarebookcollectioninnorthamerica andtheworld slargestcollectionoflegalmaterials films maps sheetmusicandsoundrecordings thelibrarianofcongress jameshadleybillingtonwasnominatedinapril1987bypresidentronaldreaganandwasconfirmedbythesenatetobethe13thlibrarianofcongress hetooktheoathofofficeinthelibrary sgreathallonseptember14 1987 thelibraryofcongressconsistsofthreebuildingsthattookthepresident sname thethomasjeffersonbuilding thejohnadamsbuilding thejamesmadisonmemorialbuilding thelibraryofcongresswasestablishedin1800whentheamericangovernmentmovedfromphiladelphiatothenewcapitalofwashingtononthepotomacriver for97yearsthelibrarywashousedinvariouslocationswithinthecapitolbuilding thefirstseparatelibraryofcongressbuilding knowntodayasthethomasjeffersonbuilding wassuggestedbylibrarianofcongressainsworthrandspoffordin1871 authorizedin1886 andfinallycompletedin1897 whenitsdoorswereopenedtothepubliconnovember1 1897 thenewlibraryofcongressbuildingwasanunparallelednationalachievement its23 caratgold plateddomecappedthe largest costliest andsafest librarybuildingintheworld itselaboratelydecoratedfacadeandinterior forwhichmorethanfortyamericanpaintersandsculptorsproducedcommissionedworksofart weredesignedtoshowhowtheunitedstatescouldsurpasseuropeanlibrariesingrandeuranddevotiontoclassicalcultureandtoinspireoptimismaboutamerica sfuture acontemporaryguidebookboasted americaisjustlyproudofthisgorgeousandpalatialmonumenttoitsnationalsympathyandappreciationofliterature science andart ithasbeendesignedandexecutedsolelybyamericanartandamericanlabor andis afittingtributeforthegreatthoughtsofgenerationspast present andtobe thisnewnationaltempleoftheartsimmediatelymetwithoverwhelmingapprovalfromtheamericanpublic knownasthelibraryofcongress ormain buildinguntiljune13 1980 whenitwasnamedforthomasjefferson thelibrary sprincipalfounder thestructurewasbuiltspecificallytoserveastheamericannationallibrary anditsarchitectureanddecorationexpressandenhancethatgrandpurpose theelaborateentrancepavilionandgreathallgraduallyleadtothecentralreadingroomwhere properlyprepared theusercantakefulladvantageofthelibrary svastresourcesofknowledgeandinformation anationallibraryfortheunitedstateswasthedreamandgoaloflibrarianspofford thenewbuildingwasacrucialstepinhisachievement itwasafunctional state of the artstructureaswellasamonumenttoamericanculturalnationalism foritusedandcelebratedthelatesttechnologytodemonstratethenewroleofthelibraryasanefficientworkshop floorplanofthefirstfloorofthethomasjeffersonbuilding floorplanofthesecondfloorofthethomasjeffersonbuilding in1928 attheurgingoflibrarianofcongressherbertputnam congressauthorizedthepurchaseoflanddirectlyeastofthelibrary smainbuildingfortheconstructionofanannexbuilding thebillwassponsoredbyrobertluce chairmanofthehousecommitteeonthelibrary onjune13 1930 6 500 00wasappropriatedforthebuilding sconstruction foratunnelconnectingittothemainbuilding andforchangesintheeastfrontofthemainbuilding includingtheconstructionofararebookroom anadditionalappropriationapprovedonjune6 1935 broughtthetotalauthorizationto 8 226 457 thesimpleclassicalstructurewasintendedasafunctionalandefficientbookstack encircledwithworkspaces davidlynn thearchitectofthecapitol commissionedthewashingtonarchitecturalfirmofpierson wilsontodesignthebuilding withalexanderbueltrowbridgeasconsultingarchitect thecontractstipulatedcompletionbyjune24 1938 butthebuildingwasnotreadyforoccupancyuntildecember2 1938 themoveofthecarddivisionstartedondecember12 anditopeneditsdoorstothepublicinthenewbuildingonjanuary3 1939 thebuildingisfivestoriesinheightaboveground withthefifthstorysetback35feet itcontains180milesofshelving comparedto104milesinthejeffersonbuilding andcanholdtenmillionvolumes thereare12tiersofstacks extendingfromthecellartothefourthfloor eachtierprovidesabout13acresofshelfspace thedignifiedexterioroftheadamsbuildingisfacedwithwhitegeorgiamarble today thebuilding sdecorativestyleiswidelyadmiredforelementsinspiredbytheexpositiondesartsdecoratifsheldinparisin1925andtheuseofnewmaterialssuchasacousticalblock formica vitrolit andglasstubing decorativefeaturesandmetalworkinthefirstfloorlobbiesandcorridorsandinthefifthfloorlobbiesandreadingroomsareworthspecialnote in1957 librarianofcongressl quincymumfordinitiatedstudiesforathirdlibrarybuilding congressappropriatedplanningfundsforthatstructure today sjamesmadisonmemorialbuilding in1960 andconstructionwasapprovedbyanactofcongressonoctober19 1965thatauthorizedanappropriationof 75million excavationandfoundationworkbeganinjune1971 andworkonthesuperstructurewascompletedin1976 thecornerstone inscribedwiththedate1974 waslaidonmarch8 1974 dedicationceremonieswereheldonapril24 1980 andthebuildingactuallyopenedonmay28 1980 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