Library of Congress
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Česky: Knihovna Kongresu je de facto národní knihovna Spojených Státu. Je to jedna z největších knihoven na světě.
Deutsch: Die Library of Congress, die inoffizielle Nationalbibliothek der USA, gehört zu den wichtigsten Bibliotheken der Welt.
English: The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States. It is one of the largest libraries in the world.
Français : La Bibliothèque du Congrès est de fait la bibliothèque nationale des États-Unis. C'est l'une des plus grandes bibliothèques du monde.
Русский: Библиотека Конгресса США — это, фактически, национальная библиотека США. Это одна из самых больших библиотек в мире.
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See images on commons from the Library of Congress (non-exhaustive).
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[edit] Insignia
[edit] Jefferson Building
[edit] Exterior views
[edit] The Great Hall
[edit] The Main Reading Room
[edit] Corridors around the Great Hall
[edit] Other rooms
[edit] Librarians of Congress
no image available: John James Beckley (1802–1807), Patrick Magruder (1807–1815)
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George Watterston (1815–1829) |
John Silva Meehan (1829–1861) |
John Gould Stephenson (1861–1864) |
Ainsworth Rand Spofford (1864–1897) |
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John Russell Young (1897–1899) |
Herbert Putnam (1899–1939) |
Archibald MacLeish (1939–1944) |
Luther H. Evans (1945–1953) |
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Lawrence Quincy Mumford (1954–1974) |
Daniel J. Boorstin (1975–1987) |
James Hadley Billington (1987–) |