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- National Archives Store Exclusive
- Handmade
- Gift boxed
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With the kind of unique details that come with an entirely hand made work of art, this beautiful cloisonné ornament is a very special souvenir of the National Archives in Washington, D.C. With an artistic rendering of the impressive columns and 40-foot bronze doors of the National Archives Building portico, this lovely ornament is sure to hang in pride of place.
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In 1930, New York Architect John Russell Pope was selected to design the National Archives Building. Pope's neoclassical design included both practical and symbolic aspects of housing the nation's records. He proposed a monumental structure with highly decorative architectural features, giant Corinthian columns, 40-foot bronze doors, and inscriptions representing the building's historical importance. John Russell Pope also designed the National Gallery and the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.