U.S. National Museum Under Construction
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Federal Government - Smithsonian Institution
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Construction of the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building in Washington, D.C. with the Unites States Capitol in the background. The Arts and Industries Building, designed by Adolf Cluss and Paul Schulze, is a National Historic Landmark and the second oldest Smithsonian museum located on the National Mall.
The United States National Museum Building, now the Arts and Industries Building, designed by Architects Cluss and Schulze, is under construction, December 1879. Scaffolding is in place around the exterior of the building. The center rotunda has been partially constructed. This view is from the South Tower of the Smithsonian Building, looking east towards the United States Capitol. A very small portion of the Smithsonian Institution Building can be seen on left. The ceremonial ground breaking for the new museum was on April 17, 1879.
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Arts and Industries BuildingThe Arts and Industries Building ist das zweitälteste Museum des Smithsonian an der National Mall in Washington, D.C. Der ursprüngliche Name war National Museum, es wurde gebaut, um dem Smithsonian die erste Möglichkeit zur öffentlichen Ausstellung seiner wachsenden Sammlungen zu geben. Das von den Architekten Adolf Cluss und Paul Schulze entworfene Gebäude wurde im Jahr 1881 eröffnet, als dort der Ball zu Ehren der Inauguration von Präsident James A. Garfield stattfand. .. weiterlesen