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The 643,000-square-foot (60,000 m²) Newseum includes a 90-foot (27 m) high atrium, seven levels of displays, 15 theaters, a dozen major galleries, many more smaller exhibits, two broadcast studios, and an expanded interactive newsroom.
The building features an oval, 500-seat "Forum" theater; approximately 145,500 square feet (14,000 m²) gross of housing facing Sixth and C streets; 75,000 square feet (7,000 m²) of office space for the staff of the Newseum and Freedom Forum; and more than 11,000 square feet (1,000 m²) of conference center space on two levels located directly above the Newseum Atrium. The building features glass hydraulic elevators that are the tallest in the world. A curving glass memorial to slain journalists is located above the ground floor.
Showcase environments throughout the museum are climate controlled by four microclimate control devices. These units provide a flow of humidified air to the cases through a system of distribution pipes.
ABC's This Week began broadcasting from its new studio in the Newseum on April 20, 2008, with George Stephanopoulos as host.
Sharing the building with the Newseum, is the Newseum Residences and The Source, a Wolfgang Puck Restaurant. The residences are a collection of 135 luxury apartment homes. Among the many amenities of the building, is a rooftop terrace, which shares the same views as the Newseum, of the National Mall, Washington Monument and the United States Capitol.
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