TJ-Great-Hall-from-2nd-floor-Highsmith
{{en|Great Hall. View from the second floor west corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. Once in the Great Hall, you will be able to appreciate the grandeur of the architecture. The ceiling, 75 feet above the marble floor, is decorated with stained glass skylights supported by elaborately paneled beams finished in aluminum leaf. In the center of the marble floor is a large brass inlay shaped like a sun, on which are inscribed the four cardinal points of the compass. Bordering the sun on four sides are round medallions with 12 brass inlays representing the signs of the zodiac. In niches on the west side of the hall are two bronze masks formerly used as drinking fountains. On the east side is the Commemorative Arch leading back to the Main Reading Room (pictured in the image on the right). Inscribed into the frieze above are the words. Above that, flanked by eagles, is a tablet with the names of the engineers and architects who were responsible for the design and construction of the Jefferson Building. Image of the detail on one staircase in the ' Great HallTwo grand staircases that display the work of sculptor
- Date
- 1896
- Photographer / author
- Building and artwork designed and built 1896 by various architects and artists. Photographed 2007 by Carol Highsmith (1946–), who explicitly placed the photograph in the public domain.
- Collection
- Carol M. Highsmith Archive
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 6,785 × 9,038 pixels
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Reason: Carol M. Highsmith Archive: dedicated to the public domain by the photographer.
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"TJ-Great-Hall-from-2nd-floor-Highsmith" (1896). Building and artwork designed and built 1896 by various architects and artists. Photographed 2007 by Carol Highsmith (1946–), who explicitly placed the photograph in the public domain.. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LoC-TJ-Great-Hall-from-2nd-floor-Highsmith.jpegNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 141862.
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