Washington, D.C., United States
West Building of the National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
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The West Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. is a Neoclassical art museum completed in 1941, designed by architect John Russell Pope. Clad in Tennessee marble, the structure exemplifies the classical architectural language that Pope favored for monumental American institutions, with its dignified proportions and refined detailing befitting one of the nation's premier art repositories.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- art museum
- Materials
- Tennessee marble, marble
- Place
- Washington, D.C., United States
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