What’s full of knowledge, fashioned with a classic décor,
and getting older? Not it’s not
Dr. Kolson, but the Library of Congress.
This famed Dewey’s Ex Machina of libraries contains a number of
treasured pieces that serve, along with the ever-expanding collection of
premier academic resources, to engage and inform the Congress and its
constituents. The first map to
list our continent as “America” was also on special display with other New
World historical pieces.
Portraits of Roman gods, Greco-goddess, American patriots,
and lasting virtues color the breathtaking walls as statues representing the
central academics stand high above the bookshelves and tables, keeping a
watchful eye over the treasured knowledge lying within the countless bound
pages. The varying decorative elements clash and mesh together creating the unique style of the Library of Congress.After hearing about the printing press, the following centuries of colorless pamphlets, and the role of the LoC with Congress, we exited the LoC with new library cards, a new appreciation for DC architecture, and a better understanding of the history of the famed building. Also, we avoided getting shushed. All in all, a good day.
-Kristo
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