National Building Museum

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Washington Performing Arts Society Children of the Gospel Choir perform a dance routine as they sing gospel music at the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Sunday, August 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The three-story Great Hall at the National Building Museum lends itself to a wide variety of events and celebrations, such as the National Cherry Blossom Festival's Family Days in March 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A visitor walks through the Great Hall, a vast three-story plaza bracketed by matching sets of Corinithian columns, at the National Building Museum. (the washington times)

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Eli Marshall, right, 5, and his sister Abby, 4, watch model airplanes soar while standing between Corinthian columns on the second floor of the National Building Museum. (the washington times)

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From left, Malia Obama, President Barack Obama, and performers Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice, and Justin Bieber, stand on stage before singing "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" at the annual Christmas in Washington taping at the National Building Museum in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Architect Frank Gehry and others look over his design for the Eisenhower Memorial on the eastern end of the Mall at the National Building Museum on Thursday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The National Building Museum will open two nine-hole, indoor miniature golf courses with one-of-a-kind holes created by leading local architects and designers on Memorial Day.

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President Obama, third from left, with his daughters Malia Obama, from left, and Sasha Obama, join host, from third right to right, Conan O'Brien, singer Megan Hilty, South Korean rapper Psy and other performers, during the Annual Christmas in Washington presentation at the National Building Museum in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)