Historic Building Plan of the Day
University of Virginia Rotunda
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. To represent the classical ideal of balance and symmetry in this structure, he turned to the buildings of ancient Rome, and selected the Pantheon as the most enduring monument to that legacy.
- Time to build: 1817–1826, per HABS record
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