When opened the National Gallery in Washington?

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Built according to the neoclassical style, the National Gallery of Art (National Gallery of Art), Washington, is one of the most important modern buildings in America. The marble building, perhaps the largest in the world in this material, is located in the area that lies between the Capitol and Washington Monument in the center of the city. Opened on March 17, 1941, the building was designed by architect John Russell Pope, the author of numerous public works in the United States. It was inspired by the neoclassical style, which was patterned after the ancient Roman architecture. Pope died in 1837, the year he began the construction of the Gallery, which was in charge of his colleagues Otto Higgins. The building, built on two floors, has 238 meters of frontage and an area of 46.3 thousand meters square. The axis of the building comprises a large roundabout which ends in a dome. From the roundabout leads to two important galleries to the east and west. The main entrance consists of a double Ionic portico with steps.

What type of marble were used?

We used the most varied and exotic marbles: the pink of Tennessee, travertine Roman, Italian and French botticino Hartville, in addition to the Italian Red Levanto, clear and vetoed Tavernello Istrian.

In the Gallery's heritage masterpieces stand out as the Family of acrobats, Pablo Picasso, Odalisque with arms raised, Henri Matisse Lady Cornewall, Reynolds, Still life, Caravaggio, Sailor, Paul Cézanne, and so on.

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