The Rotunda at the University - University of Virginia
Center: Plan for the Dome Room of the Rotunda. Right: Section of the Rotunda. 1819, Jefferson Papers. Top. Jefferson’s Rotunda was designed as the University of Virginia’s library. The building is a modified, half-scale interpretation of the Pantheon in Rome influenced by Palladian design.
History | The Rotunda - University of Virginia
The University of Virginia’s Rotunda has seemingly been a work-in-progress from the beginning. Designed by the University’s founder, Thomas Jefferson, the Rotunda is the centerpiece of the Academical Village.
The Academical Village defines the image of the University of Virginia, and the University has taken great care to ensure that these buildings and their associated grounds are well maintained and preserved in their historic uses.
Unlimited Dimensions - University of Virginia
Jefferson's designs for the pavilions follow this plan. Pavilions I, III, V, and VII represent each of the classical orders. Pavilions II, IV, VI, and VIII are modeled after specific ancient buildings. Pavilions IX and X have unique designs by Jefferson himself, incorporating elements from ancient and contemporary buildings.
The Rotunda (University of Virginia) - Wikipedia
The 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.
Plan of Rotunda & Garden, University of Virginia, undated
The architectural drawings document building projects at the University of Virginia designed by Stanford White following the fire of 1895, including: the rebuilding of the Rotunda, the construction of the Academical Building (Cabell Hall), the Mechanical Laboratory (Cocke Hall), the Physical Laboratory (Rouss Hall), a Boiler House, the ...
Jefferson’s Masterpiece | The University of Virginia
Designed to foster cross-disciplinary exchange, Jefferson's design housed faculty from a range of specialties around a central Lawn. Students lived in single rooms between professors' homes. At the head of their shared Lawn stood the library (also known as the Rotunda).
Rotunda, The Public Face of a Public University • UVa Reveal
Perhaps 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
N 330 - University of Virginia: Rotunda, first floor plan [MSS …
N 330 - University of Virginia: Rotunda, first floor plan [MSS 171, K 10, TB 1516], 1823 June 16 Scope and Contents Flat exterior buttress walls on the north and south ends of the building, and a hexastyle portico on the south end.
Maverick Plan - University of Virginia
Commentary: This version of the Maverick engraving shows the first floor of the Rotunda with the plan of the Dome Room as an overlay. Each of the two Gymnasia wings contains eight rooms, each of which is shown to have its own fireplace and door.