James Madison Memorial Building

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The James Madison Memorial Building is one of the main buildings of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., serving as a major research and office facility and as the official memorial to the fourth U.S. president, James Madison.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States national memorial
building of the Library of Congress
federal government building
library building
memorial
office building
adjacentTo John Adams Building
Thomas Jefferson Building
architect DeWitt, Poor & Shelton
John George Waite Associates
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture
completionDate 1980
connectedByTunnelTo John Adams Building
Thomas Jefferson Building
constructionStartDate 1971
country United States of America
dedicatedTo James Madison
floorArea approximately 2,100,000 square feet
function office facility
research facility
storage facility for Library of Congress collections
hasPart Congressional Research Service offices
Copyright Office spaces
Law Library of Congress reading room
Madison Building Reading Rooms
linked to: Madison Building

Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room
Performing Arts Reading Room
auditorium
cafeteria
exhibition spaces
height approximately 53 meters
honorsPosition fourth president of the United States
inaugurationDate 1980
legislatedBy United States Congress
locatedIn Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C.
materialUsed concrete
marble
name James Madison Memorial Building
namedAfter James Madison
numberOfFloors 10
numberOfUndergroundFloors 3
operator Library of Congress
owner Library of Congress
partOf Library of Congress
postalCode 20540
purpose to provide additional space for the Library of Congress
to serve as the official memorial to James Madison
streetAddress 101 Independence Avenue SE

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Library of Congress hasBuilding James Madison Memorial Building
Librarian of Congress workLocation Library of Congress buildings on Capitol Hill
linked to: James Madison Memorial Building
United States Copyright Office locatedInBuilding James Madison Memorial Building
Madison Building name James Madison Memorial Building
Register of Copyrights seat James Madison Memorial Building
Office of Policy and International Affairs locatedIn James Madison Memorial Building
Office of the General Counsel (U.S. Copyright Office) locatedIn James Madison Memorial Building
subject linked to: Office of the General Counsel
Thomas Jefferson Building connectedTo James Madison Memorial Building
John Adams Building adjacentTo James Madison Memorial Building
James Madison Memorial Building name James Madison Memorial Building
Adams Building neighboringBuilding James Madison Memorial Building
Adams Building category Library of Congress buildings
linked to: James Madison Memorial Building
United States Capitol Complex hasPart Library of Congress Madison Building
linked to: James Madison Memorial Building
Independence Avenue passesBy James Madison Memorial Building
James Madison Memorial partOf James Madison Memorial Building
James Madison Memorial hasPart James Madison Memorial Hall
linked to: James Madison Memorial Building
DeWitt, Poor & Shelton notableWork James Madison Memorial Building
Law Library of Congress reading room locatedIn Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building
linked to: James Madison Memorial Building
Law Library of Congress reading room isWithinBuilding James Madison Memorial Building, Library of Congress
linked to: James Madison Memorial Building
Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room locatedIn Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building
linked to: James Madison Memorial Building
Performing Arts Reading Room locatedIn Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building
linked to: James Madison Memorial Building
Prints and Photographs Division locatedInFacility James Madison Memorial Building