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Rick stamms illustrated history of the smithsonian building aka the castle gives many great views of the interior spaces not readily available to the public having worked in the castle with its rare furnishings for decades stamm shares his insights into this most interesting historical landmark. The castle an illustrated history of the smithsonian building cynthia r field richard e stamm heather p ewing on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers the castle an illustrated history of the smithsonian building. The castle second edition an illustrated history of the smithsonian building 192 by richard stamm paperback 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 . 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