Rome Pictures

The Library of Congress

This is a picture of the upstairs of the Library of Congress. On the walls and ceilings are the quotes and names of many famous literary artists from as early as the original 13 colonies. This was by far the most beautiful building we saw while we were in D.C.

This is the view as you enter the main room from the front door of the Library of Congress. The paintings are so colorful. Believe it or not, all the ceilings were covered until a couple of years ago as this building was used as an office building. When the new Madison building was completed, and the offices moved, they removed the false ceilings and found this wonderous work of art.

This is a picture of one of the upstairs corridors in the Library of Congress. on the far end of the picture you can see two red banners. There are 8 of them on this floor total with two hanging at each corner. On them you find a word of inspiration and a statue that represents the word.

This is a picture of our tour guide telling us all about the Library of Congress. While on tour we actually got to see the Library itself and the Gutenberg Bible.

This is a picture of the grand staircase up to the main library floor. At the center stands a tiled mosaic of the goddess Athena. On the stair railings there are statues of young children playing.

This is a picture of the center ceiling of the Library of Congress. The stained glass was beautiful.

This is another picture of one of the hallways of the Library with two more banners at each end.

Here Tina and Tommy stand beside the staircase leading up to the second floor of the Library of Congress.

This is another shot of the staircase leading up to the second floor.

Another view of the grand staircase leading up to the second floor. The building could take your breath away with its beauty.

Here is a picture of our group as it enters the room where the Gutenberg Bible is on display.

This is a snapshot of the outside of the Library of Congress. If you have never gotten a chance to see the inside of this building, I suggest you plan to on your next trip to D.C. It is something you won't soon forget.

Here is Tommy standing at the top of the staircase leading back to the ground floor of the Library.