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
Thomas Jefferson Building
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The Thomas Jefferson Building, also known as the Main Library, is the oldest of the Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C. Built between 1890 and 1897, it was initially known as the Library
John Adams Building
…the Library of Congress in 1800. The building is in the Capitol Hill district of Washington D.C. next to the library's main building (now known as the Thomas Jefferson Building) in the Capitol Complex. The Adams building opened to the public on April 5, 1939, and before being named for the president in 1980, was simply called…
The Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress in April 2007
The Main Reading Room
View of the Thomas Jefferson Building's west façade
The Great Hall and a view of the building's first and second floors, featuring Minerva mosaic