National library in Washington, D.C., housed in the Thomas Jefferson Building, completed in 1897. Visitors see marble columns, painted ceilings and mosaics in the Great Hall, and the domed reading room viewed from above.
Highlights
- Main Reading Room
- Great Hall marble columns
- Thomas Jefferson's library
Good to know
- Free timed tickets booked online
- Reader card needed to enter reading room
- Photos banned for reader card holders
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Boston Public Library
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University library