The Rotunda (University of Virginia) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Rotunda is a building located on The Lawn on the original grounds of the University of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson designed it to represent the "authority of nature and power of reason" and modeled it after the Pantheon in Rome. Construction began in 1822 and was completed shortly after Jefferson's death in 1826.
History | The Rotunda - University of Virginia
WEBDesigned by the University’s founder, Thomas Jefferson, the Rotunda is the centerpiece of the Academical Village. Modeled after the Pantheon in Rome, it was designed to house the library and be flanked on either side by faculty pavilions, interspersed with student rooms.
Thomas Jefferson, Rotunda, University of Virginia - Smarthistory
WEBWhereas the Pantheon is a religious building—a temple for all the Roman gods when it was created (and subsequently a Catholic church when it was consecrated in 609), Jefferson’s Rotunda has a strictly secular nature.
Jefferson’s Masterpiece - The University of Virginia
WEBThe Rotunda —originally the University’s library—still serves as the heart of the University and as a symbol of our endless pursuit of knowledge. The eastern and western sides of the Lawn retain the unique pavilions sketched by Jefferson, flanking student living quarters.
University of Virginia, The Architecture of the
WEBMay 3, 2024 · One of the most persistent was for the construction of a chapel, a building-type that Jefferson had explicitly left out of his plan for the Academical Village. A Gothic Revival chapel was finally added to the grounds just …
Did You Know? | The Rotunda - University of Virginia
WEBHistory. Did You Know? The Rotunda, the centerpiece of the Academical Village, is modeled after the Pantheon in Rome. The Rotunda, built at a cost of almost 60,000 dollars, was the last structure to be finished on the Lawn. It was still under construction when Jefferson died in 1826.
Rotunda, The Public Face of a Public University - UVa Reveal
WEBPerhaps the most iconic building at the University of Virginia is the Rotunda, which stands as the centerpiece of Thomas Jefferson’s Academic Village. Image 1: Jefferson’s design of the Academic Village at UVA, January-February 1825. Jefferson designed the Rotunda and proposed his design to the Board of Visitors in 1821.
University of Virginia, Rotunda, University Avenue & Rugby Road ...
WEB- Significance: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) intended the Rotunda at the University of Virginia to be the focal point of the school and its dominant building, standing at the northern end of a lawn enclosed on three sides.
South Elevation of the Rotunda - Encyclopedia Virginia
WEBAn architectural drawing by Thomas Jefferson shows his plan for the Rotunda, the centerpiece of his design for the University of Virginia. He began this ink-and-pencil drawing of the south elevation of the Rotunda in 1818 and finished it on March 29, 1819.
AD Classics: University of Virginia / Thomas Jefferson
WEBDec 8, 2016 · Just as he had imitated the Maison Carrée for the Virginia State Capitol, Jefferson now chose to echo the Roman Pantheon; the library, which would later be named the Rotunda, is built to...
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