Smithsonian castle map

As of Feb. For more information, visit the Castle's webpage.

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Perhaps he felt delegitimized by his homeland? Maybe he felt the U. The result of that gift, The Smithsonian Institution , was officially created by an act of Congress in Its first building, the distinctive red Maryland sandstone Smithsonian Castle, was completed in Whi le the Victorian arches and dark woodwork of the Castle suggest a bygone era, it now holds a thoroughly modern visitors center with interactive 3-D maps pinpointing and detailing the 17 DC-area Smithsonian Institution properties , including museums, galleries and the National Zoological Park.

Since most are on the adjacent National Mall , the maps can be particularly helpful for plotting a day of museum-hopping. Docents also man a help desk and distribute printed guides. Though he died in Genoa, Italy and was buried there, in , he was reinterred in a marble crypt in a small, chapel-like room here. Pay tribute to him here, or by visiting the many museums his vision launched.

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