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![[Northeast Pavilion. View of Mural and coffers in Ceiling dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvbm9ydGhlYXN0LXBhdmlsaW9uLXZpZXctb2YtbXVyYWwtYW5kLWNvZmZlcnMtaW4tY2VpbGluZy1kb21lLWxpYnJhcnktb2YtY29uZ3Jlc3MtMGZjNmI0LTEwMjQuanBn/320/240/jpg "[Northeast Pavilion. View of Mural and coffers in Ceiling dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Apotheosis of Washington, fresco in the canopy of the dome, Rotunda of The United States Capitol]]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDQvMDEvMDEvYXBvdGhlb3Npcy1vZi13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWZyZXNjby1pbi10aGUtY2Fub3B5LW9mLXRoZS1kb21lLXJvdHVuZGEtb2YtdGhlLXVuaXRlZC02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Apotheosis of Washington, fresco in the canopy of the dome, Rotunda of The United States Capitol]]")
![[Second Floor, Southeast Pavilion. Domed ceiling of the Pavilion of the Elements showing Apollo surrounded by the elements Earth, Air, Fire, and Water by William De Leftwich Dodge, and signs of the zodiac by Elmer E. Garnsey. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTEvc2Vjb25kLWZsb29yLXNvdXRoZWFzdC1wYXZpbGlvbi1kb21lZC1jZWlsaW5nLW9mLXRoZS1wYXZpbGlvbi1vZi10aGUtZWxlbWVudHMtMWYwZTY3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/36/webp "[Second Floor, Southeast Pavilion. Domed ceiling of the Pavilion of the Elements showing Apollo surrounded by the elements Earth, Air, Fire, and Water by William De Leftwich Dodge, and signs of the zodiac by Elmer E. Garnsey. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Northeast Pavilion. Mural in Ceiling dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvbm9ydGhlYXN0LXBhdmlsaW9uLW11cmFsLWluLWNlaWxpbmctZG9tZS1saWJyYXJ5LW9mLWNvbmdyZXNzLXRob21hcy1qZWZmZXJzb24tZGEwMjQyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Northeast Pavilion. Mural in Ceiling dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Northeast Pavilion. Detail view of Mural in Ceiling dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvbm9ydGhlYXN0LXBhdmlsaW9uLWRldGFpbC12aWV3LW9mLW11cmFsLWluLWNlaWxpbmctZG9tZS1saWJyYXJ5LW9mLWNvbmdyZXNzLTNiZDIzNy02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[Northeast Pavilion. Detail view of Mural in Ceiling dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Northeast Pavilion, The Pavilion of the Seals. Mural of Seal of the Treasury Department. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDIvbm9ydGhlYXN0LXBhdmlsaW9uLXRoZS1wYXZpbGlvbi1vZi10aGUtc2VhbHMtbXVyYWwtb2Ytc2VhbC1vZi10aGUtdHJlYXN1cnktZmQ5MmE1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/34/webp "[Northeast Pavilion, The Pavilion of the Seals. Mural of Seal of the Treasury Department. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Second Floor, Southwest Pavilion. Domed ceiling of the Pavilion of the Discoverers showing mural by George W. Maynard. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDcvMDEvMDEvc2Vjb25kLWZsb29yLXNvdXRod2VzdC1wYXZpbGlvbi1kb21lZC1jZWlsaW5nLW9mLXRoZS1wYXZpbGlvbi1vZi10aGUtZGlzY292ZXJlcnMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Second Floor, Southwest Pavilion. Domed ceiling of the Pavilion of the Discoverers showing mural by George W. Maynard. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Northeast Pavilion, The Pavilion of the Seals. Mural of Post Office Department seal. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDgvbm9ydGhlYXN0LXBhdmlsaW9uLXRoZS1wYXZpbGlvbi1vZi10aGUtc2VhbHMtbXVyYWwtb2YtcG9zdC1vZmZpY2UtZGVwYXJ0bWVudC0yNDdiODktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/37/webp "[Northeast Pavilion, The Pavilion of the Seals. Mural of Post Office Department seal. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Exterior view. View of the roof, dome, and cupola. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvZXh0ZXJpb3Itdmlldy12aWV3LW9mLXRoZS1yb29mLWRvbWUtYW5kLWN1cG9sYS1saWJyYXJ5LW9mLWNvbmdyZXNzLXRob21hcy1qZWZmZXJzb24tNTQ0NTg1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Exterior view. View of the roof, dome, and cupola. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
