Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Library_of_Congress,_Washington,_D.C.

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:architecturalStyle	gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Gershwin_Prize_for_Popular_Song gptkb:Living_Legend_Award
gptkbp:budget	over $700 million (2023)
gptkbp:collectionSize	over 170 million items
gptkbp:coordinates	38.8887°N 77.0047°W
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Carla_Hayden
gptkbp:established	1800
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom	gptkb:Law_Library_Reading_Room gptkb:Local_History_and_Genealogy_Reading_Room gptkb:Main_Reading_Room
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gptkbp:legalDeposit	yes
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mainBuilding	gptkb:James_Madison_Memorial_Building gptkb:John_Adams_Building gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson_Building
gptkbp:motto	“A Library for the Nation”
gptkbp:nickname	LOC
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	over 3,000
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:Capitol_South_Metro_Station gptkb:Union_Station
gptkbp:serves	gptkb:United_States_Congress public
gptkbp:type	research legislative library
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register_(Gutenberg_Bible,_2001)
gptkbp:website	https://www.loc.gov/
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