Famous Rotunda

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On my way out of town this morning, I stopped by the University of Virginia campus to see the famous Rotunda. According to the brochure, it was completed in 1826. Thomas Jefferson designed the Rotunda to originally be the library. He was also responsible for the establishment of the University and spent much of his later years perfecting it and designing other buildings on the campus. He also created the curriculum for the university and hired the initial professors.

There apparently was a fire in the late 1800s so this is a restoration of the original although in keeping with Jefferson's original design.

It's a beautiful campus. Students live in the single rooms which run the length of the lawn on the back side of the Rotunda. Apparently, it is a high honor to be selected to live in one of those rooms.

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