Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress, the nation's library, is many things: a research service for Congress, the Copyright Office of the United States, a national library for the blind and physically handicapped, the home of the Poet Laureate, and the world's largest library, containing more than 130 million items in nearly every language and format. Today, the collections include the papers of
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Visit the Thomas Jefferson Building, known for its magnificent 19th Century architecture and decoration and changing historical exhibitions. Guided tours at half-past each hour (except noon) Mon. - Fri. 10:30 am - 3:30 pm, Sat. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm. Open Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 5 pm.
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Originally intended as a small reference library, the Library of Congress now contains the largest collection of books in the world with 100 million items, including a Gutenberg Bible and first drafts of the Declaration of Independence and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The splendor of the magnificent Main Reading Room is worth the visit, but you should also browse the many excellent collections and
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The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 29 million books and other printed materials, 2.7 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps, and 58 million
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Established by Congress in 1800, the Library has grown to house nearly 90 million books, recordings, maps, and manuscripts- the largest collection in the world. The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its
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The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 120 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. -- The collections include more than 18 million books, 2.5 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.5 million maps, and 54 million manuscripts.
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Miles of books, maps, photographs, recordings and film make up one of the largest collections of knowledge in the world.
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