See the beauty .. The American Library of Congress is 220 years old

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The US Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. It was founded in 1800 AD, but the most important building was completed in 1897. It was named Thomas Jefferson, the second president of the United States of America and one of the founding fathers.

The idea of ​​establishing the Library of Congress dates back to James Madison, who became the fourth president of the United States of America, which he proposed to establish in 1783, and its creation was on 24 April 1800.

The law has set up $ 5,000 to buy the appropriate Library of Congress books and to buy a suitable apartment to house, now consisting of three buildings located in Washington, DC.

The Local Organizing Committee claims that the Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, containing more than 16 million books in more than 450 languages, and more than 12 million other information materials.

During the War of 1812, the British marched to Washington DC and burned the Library of Congress in 1814. At that time, the Library had about 3,000 books, and few survived.

Congressman Thomas Jefferson, who became president of the United States, offered to sell his own congressional library to become a substitute for burning books. He accepted Congress and bought 6,487 books from Jefferson for $ 23,950, much more than the amount allocated for the first time.

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