Arts style given some of the materials used consisted of fifteen varieties of marble, four hundred thousand cubic feet of granite, bronze, gold, and mahogany. Although expensive, these materials would last thousands of years. The Library’s plan is a hollow rectangle with a rotunda, book stacks and four courtyards occupying the core. The front faces the Capitol Building, rising four stories above grade, with a 23-carat gold-plated dome atop the central reading room. The exterior is made of granite; rusticated…
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