Up to Washington D.C. (life therein) - September 2011 and onward

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The Library of Congress


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Exterior
The Jefferson Building's main entrance. It's quite a grand sight.
A panorama of the Jefferson Building's main entrance taken from farther away (across the street).
The Jefferson Building's main entrance. It's quite a grand sight.
A panorama of the Jefferson Building's main entrance taken from farther away (across the street).
Interior
A vertical panorama of the Jefferson Building's main courtyard, starting up from the relief-lined staircase to its second-floor vaulted mosaic ceilings and up to its lofted ceiling with more paintings and stained glass.
A long, 360-degree panoramic movie of the Jefferson Building's interior courtyard. Excellent for the elaborate beauty of the building. The audio track has commentary by the tour guide.
A close-up of the cherubs on one of the staircases. They are displayed laboring because the artist thought Americans worked too much. By the way, this connects somewhat with the commentary on the earlier movie.
A sample of the second-floor ceiling, its many flourishes, paintings, murals, and quotes. I photographed this particular section as my sample because I like this quote.
A vertical panorama of the Jefferson Building's main courtyard, starting up from the relief-lined staircase to its second-floor vaulted mosaic ceilings and up to its lofted ceiling with more paintings and stained glass.
A long, 360-degree panoramic movie of the Jefferson Building's interior courtyard. Excellent for the elaborate beauty of the building. The audio track has commentary by the tour guide.
A close-up of the cherubs on one of the staircases. They are displayed laboring because the artist thought Americans worked too much.
By the way, this connects somewhat with the commentary on the earlier movie.
A sample of the second-floor ceiling, its many flourishes, paintings, murals, and quotes. I photographed this particular section as my sample because I like this quote.
One of many representations of fields of knowledge painted on the ceiling.
There are quotes painted on many surfaces (walls, ceilings). Here's a neat one.
It's interesting what subjects are listed here in this mosaic of the goddess of knowledge.
A pithy yet thought-provoking sentence. Incidentally, I don't agree.
One of many representations of fields of knowledge painted on the ceiling.
There are quotes painted on many surfaces (walls, ceilings). Here's a neat one.
It's interesting what subjects are listed here in this mosaic of the goddess of knowledge.
A pithy yet thought-provoking sentence.
Incidentally, I don't agree.
Another meaningful statement that I thought was worth photographing. (There are many more that I thought were not.) This time I agree with it.
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A view of the Capitol from the Jefferson Building's second story. Nice! Love the palette.
Another meaningful statement that I thought was worth photographing. (There are many more that I thought were not.) This time I agree with it.
I'm embarrassed that I don't recognize most of the names of authors painted on the ceiling.
A view of the Capitol from the Jefferson Building's second story. Nice! Love the palette.
Exhibits
This could be a photograph of an organism, but it's actually a false-color map of one of the Caicos Islands in the northern Caribbean. This is in an exhibit in the Madison Building.
This could be the spreading tendrils of a plant, but it's actually a false-color map of the Okavango River delta.
The description is apt: "vivid colors and bizarre shapes come together [to make] an imaginative illustration for a fantasy story." I imagine it as a surreal nature scene with the blue as spindly tree trunks and the bumps at the top as branches and leaves. It's actually a false-color map of northeast Siberia.
This could be a photograph of an organism, but it's actually a false-color map of one of the Caicos Islands in the northern Caribbean.
This is in an exhibit in the Madison Building.
This could be the spreading tendrils of a plant, but it's actually a false-color map of the Okavango River delta.
The description is apt: "vivid colors and bizarre shapes come together [to make] an imaginative illustration for a fantasy story." I imagine it as a surreal nature scene with the blue as spindly tree trunks and the bumps at the top as branches and leaves. It's actually a false-color map of northeast Siberia.
Fodder for Jefferson Building Exterior Panorama
Fodder for Jefferson Building Interior Panorama