When visitors to the nation's capital embark on a day of museum visits at the National Mall, the most striking building in their midst is undoubtedly the Smithsonian �Castle. Its iconic architecture has come to symbolize �the Smithsonian. �Today the Castle is both central administration building for the entire Smithsonian �Insititution and the public doorway to all of its museums and galleries. But in years past it housed the families of the head of the Smithsonian �at the same time that it served as research offices for far-flung explorations and as space for collections exhibition �and restoration. The newly designed second edition�of The Castle explores the architectural details of turrets and tomb, and layers that with the stories of the people who have served inside this beloved, nineteenth-century medieval revival landmark.
