| the library of congress |
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| special thanks to mark's sister sarah who recommended we visit the L.O.C. shamefully, even though i'm a proud librarian's daughter, we had considered skipping the library to focus on more 'famous' thinks. that definitely would have been a mistake. |
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| here i am, absolutely dwarfed by the main entrance. |
| proof that there used to be a time when our government felt it was important to spend lots of money on learning. |
| i figured my mom would be proud. |
| behind me here, is a mosaic of the goddess athena. these steps led up into a viewing chamber, from which you could see the main reading room. entrance is restricted to the general public and photos are prohibited. it's a shame, because it was possibly the most ornately beautiful room i've ever seen. i can't even begin to describe it. just go see it for yourselves. |
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| "books must follow science, not science books." - quotation inscribed on a marble pillar inside the library of congress. |