Happy 215th Birthday, Library of Congress

[vienna]

The venerable institution is 215 years old today:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2015/04/24/happy-215th-birthday-library-of-congress/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress

I know there are a lot of readers and book aficionados on these forum, so I thought some of you might be interested in this...


Besides, I will gladly celebrate a birthday of any of the few things older than I am... :D


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[Wolferz]

Full of crap!

[Jimbuna]

Full of crap!

A bit like Parliament then :)

[Betonov]

I think the library houses more Slovene books than the Slovene national library :hmmm:

[Torplexed]

Thanks to the National Treasure movies, I tend to think of the Library of Congress as the place you go to plot to steal the Constitution or the President's Book of Secrets.

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[Wolferz]

Thanks to the National Treasure movies, I tend to think of the Library of Congress as the place you go to plot to steal the Constitution or the President's Book of Secrets.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/474x/cc/d6/d3/ccd6d3cfe082de764fea64283e206f6d.jpg

You can't put stock in movies...
Everybody knows that the book o f secrets is locked up in the White House bunker and the constitution was burned over a hundred years ago.:know:
The LOC only has porn magazines on the shelves and lots of nooks for congressional crannies .
Mind the wet floor signs.

[Torplexed]

The LOC only has porn magazines on the shelves and lots of nooks for congressional crannies .
Mind the wet floor signs.

Thanks. I'm renewing my library card first thing Monday. :D

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[Platapus]

If anyone is unfortunate to visit our capital, I can highly recommend visiting the Jefferson building of the LoC. It is one of the few buildings I have ever truly been in awe of when I was inside.

The architecture and paintings are really something to see.