This is a magnificent building consisting of three buildings. Under the dome of the reading room hall, statues of world historical celebrities such as Plato, Newton, Columbus and Shakespeare stand overlooking people, making everyone here seem to have entered a sacred palace.

More than 500 kilometers of shelves in the library store nearly 80 million books and materials, including many precious historical materials and celebrity manuscripts. For example, Pennsylvania Daily, which first published the American Declaration of Independence, and ancient books published before16th century; There are also famous violinists' violins and personal letters from historical celebrities as cultural relics collections.

One of the main tasks of the Library of Congress is to answer all kinds of questions raised by Congress at any time. There is a 335-meter-long pneumatic conveying pipeline between the library and the parliament building, and the information is transmitted very quickly. On average, the library receives 2000 questions every day, some of which can be answered in a few minutes, while others need to be studied for several months. All the departments of the library are managed by computers, and their modernization level is the highest among libraries in the world.

The Library of Congress is actually the national library of the United States, and anyone over middle school age can borrow books and materials here. The library has more than 5,000 staff members and receives more than 2 million readers every year. ?

The Library of Congress is the oldest federal cultural building and the largest library in the world. More than 65438+26 million books and 530 miles of bookshelves constitute this vast sea of books. Among them, there are 0/90,000 books, 0/20,000 pictures, 75,000 periodicals, 0/20,000 newspapers, 2.6 million audio recordings, 56 million manuscripts and 4.6 million maps and geographical documents. ....