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The State Library of Victoria invites you to celebrate the centenary of its iconic dome

Since 1913 the Library's domed reading room has been the symbolic heart of our great institution. Celebrate the scholarship, creativity and learning this architectural icon has inspired for generations of Victorians. Learn more

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Top 5 library domes in the world, number 3

By mcooper

Thursday 07 March 2013 0 Comments

Library Dome Library of Congress

This instalment of my Top 5 domed libraries looks at a library with over 22- million catalogued books and more than 151- million items. It’s the largest library in the world.
Number 3 – The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. It was instituted in 1800, and the current, domed building was opened in 1897, and then modernised, restored and re-opened in 1987. Like the State Library of Victoria, the Library of Congress is also a legal deposit library.

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