Excerpt from Washington, the City Beautiful S here seen from the Capitol, the out-standing features of the Library of Congress are the central entrance pavilion. With its Corinthian columns, the gold dome and the finial Torch of Science. Ever burning. The windows of the facades carry carved heads of the races of men. And in those of the pavilion are colossal portrait busts of authors. Above the entrances are sculptured Literature. Science and Art; the bronze doors personify Tradition. Writing and Printing. Thus the ...
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Excerpt from Washington, the City Beautiful S here seen from the Capitol, the out-standing features of the Library of Congress are the central entrance pavilion. With its Corinthian columns, the gold dome and the finial Torch of Science. Ever burning. The windows of the facades carry carved heads of the races of men. And in those of the pavilion are colossal portrait busts of authors. Above the entrances are sculptured Literature. Science and Art; the bronze doors personify Tradition. Writing and Printing. Thus the exterior adornment is everywhere suggestive of the purpose of the Library Building; and prepares one for the gorgeous and daz zling splendor within - the polished marbles and pictured walls of vestibule and hall and corridor and pavilion. And the great central rotunda reading room. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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