Library of Congress by rosiekerr

Library of Congress

Still on the road... returned from Ithaca, NY, back to Washington, DC. I got to play "tourist" this afternoon, so fun. Learning about the rented city bikes and the street map.

Here is a view of the main entryway for the Library of Congress, such a gorgeous building. Difficult to do it justice, especially during the season of tourists and selfies.

Notice, on the lower floor, on the far left and far right arch. There are groups of people on each side. On the left, they are gathered around a copy of the Guttenburg Bible. On the right, they gaze at a copy of the Mainz Bible. Each historic, each leading us to the printing press, literature for the masses, newspapers and, eventually social media.

Oh, well.

Thanks so much for taking time to stop by. Very grateful for the gifts of time.
Love the activity. I hope you got shots in Ithaca, too!
July 19th, 2016  
@danette Unfortunately, no. We were there for a Shakespeare performance and can't take photos. :(. A flying visit, but we will be back.
July 19th, 2016  
Beautiful building
July 19th, 2016  
Love architectural photos... such lovely details you've captured... the people give the structure scale!
July 19th, 2016  
Tom
Great colors, and detail in this lovely wide angle shot
July 19th, 2016  
Excellent shot and details
July 19th, 2016  
Great detail and POV.
July 19th, 2016  
Beautiful interior
July 19th, 2016  
Great capture, Rosie.
July 19th, 2016  
Beautiful architecture and shot
July 19th, 2016  
Super shot of this great architecture...neat perspective, symmetry
July 19th, 2016  
Kas
What a beautiful building. I love playing tourist!
July 19th, 2016  
A wonderful building
July 19th, 2016  
Stunning.
July 20th, 2016  
beautiful shot! there's so much here to discover. I am happy to linger.
July 20th, 2016  
Oh wow, what a wonderfully ornate building. So much to look at. Fav.
July 20th, 2016  
Oh, now I want to go there. I've been to DC several times; my sister lives in Maryland, I've never been to the Library of Congress.
July 21st, 2016  
Oh, BTW, it is your fantastic image that makes me want to go there. :-)
July 21st, 2016  
@bill_fe Oh, Bill... you would just love it. I still can't take a photo of this space that I am totally happy with.
July 22nd, 2016  
Wow this is fantastic and great for us to see - Fav
July 26th, 2016  
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