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1、theworldslargestlibrarytheworldslargestlibrarythelibraryofcongressbriefintroductionarchitecturepresidentjohnadamsstartedthelibraryin1800formembersofcongresshewantedthemtobeabletoreadbooksaboutlawthefirst740bookswereboughtinenglandtheyweresimplysetupint
2、heroomwherecongressmetthenthomasjeffersonsoldcongressmanyofhisownbookshefeltcongressshouldhavebooksonallsubjects,notjustonlawthisideachangedthelibraryforgoodthelibrarygrewandgrewnowitcoversacresoflanditcontains20millionbooksaswellasscoresofpicture,
3、movies,globesandmachinesexperts(专家)ineveryfieldworktherehundredsofpeoplecalleverydaywithallkindsofquestionsmanyofthemgetanswersrightoverthephonethelibraryisahugestorehousethomasedisonsfirstmovieandhoudinismagicbooksreside（居住）thereanditistheproudownerof
4、theworldsbestcollectionofcomic（喜剧的）bookshistorywhenthelibraryofcongressbuildingopeneditsdoorstothepubliconnovember1,1897,itwashailedasagloriousnationalmonumentandthelargest,thecostliest,andthesafestlibrarybuildingintheworld.todayslibraryofcongressisa
5、nunparalleledworldresource.thecollectionofmorethan130millionitemsincludesmorethan29millioncatalogedbooksandotherprintmaterialsin460languages;morethan58millionmanuscripts;thelargestrarebookcollectioninnorthamerica;andtheworldslargestcollectionoflegalmater
6、ials,films,maps,sheetmusicandsoundrecordings.thelibrarianofcongressjameshadleybillingtonwasnominatedinapril1987bypresidentronaldreaganandwasconfirmedbythesenatetobethe13thlibrarianofcongress.hetooktheoathofofficeinthelibrarysgreathallonseptember14,1
7、987.thelibraryofcongressconsistsofthreebuildingsthattookthepresidentsname.thethomasjeffersonbuildingthejohnadamsbuildingthejamesmadisonmemorialbuildingthelibraryofcongresswasestablishedin1800whentheamericangovernmentmovedfromphiladelphiatothenewcapitalof
8、washingtononthepotomacriver.for97yearsthelibrarywashousedinvariouslocationswithinthecapitolbuilding.thefirstseparatelibraryofcongressbuilding,knowntodayasthethomasjeffersonbuilding,wassuggestedbylibrarianofcongressainsworthrandspoffordin1871,authorizedin
9、1886,andfinallycompletedin1897.whenitsdoorswereopenedtothepubliconnovember1,1897,thenewlibraryofcongressbuildingwasanunparallelednationalachievement;its23-caratgold-plateddomecappedthelargest,costliest,andsafestlibrarybuildingintheworld.itselaboratelyde
10、coratedfacadeandinterior,forwhichmorethanfortyamericanpaintersandsculptorsproducedcommissionedworksofart,weredesignedtoshowhowtheunitedstatescouldsurpasseuropeanlibrariesingrandeuranddevotiontoclassicalcultureandtoinspireoptimismaboutamericasfuture.aconte
11、mporaryguidebookboasted:americaisjustlyproudofthisgorgeousandpalatialmonumenttoitsnationalsympathyandappreciationofliterature,science,andart.ithasbeendesignedandexecutedsolelybyamericanartandamericanlabor(andis)afittingtributeforthegreatthoughtsofgenera
12、tionspast,present,andtobe.thisnewnationaltempleoftheartsimmediatelymetwithoverwhelmingapprovalfromtheamericanpublic.knownasthelibraryofcongress(ormain)buildinguntiljune13,1980,whenitwasnamedforthomasjefferson,thelibrarysprincipalfounder,thestructurewas
13、builtspecificallytoserveastheamericannationallibrary,anditsarchitectureanddecorationexpressandenhancethatgrandpurpose.theelaborateentrancepavilionandgreathallgraduallyleadtothecentralreadingroomwhere,properlyprepared,theusercantakefulladvantageofthelibra
14、rysvastresourcesofknowledgeandinformation.anationallibraryfortheunitedstateswasthedreamandgoaloflibrarianspofford;thenewbuildingwasacrucialstepinhisachievement.itwasafunctional,state-of-the-artstructureaswellasamonumenttoamericanculturalnationalism,for
15、itusedandcelebratedthelatesttechnologytodemonstratethenewroleofthelibraryasanefficientworkshop.floorplanofthefirstfloorofthethomasjeffersonbuildingfloorplanofthesecondfloorofthethomasjeffersonbuildingin1928,attheurgingoflibrarianofcongressherbertput
16、nam,congressauthorizedthepurchaseoflanddirectlyeastofthelibrarysmainbuildingfortheconstructionofanannexbuilding.thebillwassponsoredbyrobertluce,chairmanofthehousecommitteeonthelibrary.onjune13,1930,$6,500,00wasappropriatedforthebuildingsconstruction,for
17、atunnelconnectingittothemainbuilding,andforchangesintheeastfrontofthemainbuilding,includingtheconstructionofararebookroom.anadditionalappropriationapprovedonjune6,1935,broughtthetotalauthorizationto$8,226,457.thesimpleclassicalstructurewasintendedasa
18、functionalandefficientbookstackencircledwithworkspaces.davidlynn,thearchitectofthecapitol,commissionedthewashingtonarchitecturalfirmofpierson&wilsontodesignthebuilding,withalexanderbueltrowbridgeasconsultingarchitect.thecontractstipulatedcompletionbyjune24,1
19、938,butthebuildingwasnotreadyforoccupancyuntildecember2,1938.themoveofthecarddivisionstartedondecember12,anditopeneditsdoorstothepublicinthenewbuildingonjanuary3,1939.thebuildingisfivestoriesinheightaboveground,withthefifthstorysetback35feet.it
20、contains180milesofshelving(comparedto104milesinthejeffersonbuilding)andcanholdtenmillionvolumes.thereare12tiersofstacks,extendingfromthecellartothefourthfloor.eachtierprovidesabout13acresofshelfspace.thedignifiedexterioroftheadamsbuildingisfacedwit
21、hwhitegeorgiamarble.today,thebuildingsdecorativestyleiswidelyadmiredforelementsinspiredbytheexpositiondesartsdecoratifsheldinparisin1925andtheuseofnewmaterialssuchasacousticalblock,formica,vitrolit,andglasstubing.decorativefeaturesandmetalworkinthefirst
22、floorlobbiesandcorridorsandinthefifthfloorlobbiesandreadingroomsareworthspecialnote.in1957,librarianofcongressl.quincymumfordinitiatedstudiesforathirdlibrarybuilding.congressappropriatedplanningfundsforthatstructure,todaysjamesmadisonmemorialbuilding,in1
23、960,andconstructionwasapprovedbyanactofcongressonoctober19,1965thatauthorizedanappropriationof$75million.excavationandfoundationworkbeganinjune1971,andworkonthesuperstructurewascompletedin1976.thecornerstone,inscribedwiththedate1974,waslaidonmarch8,1974.dedicationceremonieswereheldonapril24,1980,andthebuildingactuallyopenedonmay28,1980.themadis