The James Madison Memorial Building is one of three United States Capitol Complex buildings that house the Library of Congress. The building was constructed from 1971 to 1976, and serves as the offici
The building's exterior on Independence Avenue
Statue of James Madison (1976), Walker Hancock, sculptor
The Performing Arts Reading Room
US Capitol rotunda outside
John Adams Building
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The John Adams Building is the second-oldest of the buildings of the Library of Congress of the United States. Built in the 1930s, it is named for John Adams, the second president, who signed the law
The John Adams Building of the Library of Congress
Adams Building - South Reading Room, with murals by Ezra Winter
Lee Lawrie, sculpted bronze figures, east entrance doors
Adams Building from the south – part of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building can be seen at left