Gallery: Stories Hide in the Design of DC's Newest Museum

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    The new museum sits next to the Washington Monument.
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    The filigreed screen allows soft light inside the building.
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    Brass coated panels glow in the sun.
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    View of the museum from the base of the Washington Monument.
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    The building's trapezoidal shape is known as the Corona, or crown.
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    Hanging the facade from the core creates lofty, column-free spaces.
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    The NMAAHC will likely be the last museum built on the National Mall.
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