The Rotunda
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.Photo: terren in Virginia, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: building located on The Lawn on the original grounds of the University of Virginia
- Address: 1826 University Avenue, Charlottesville, VA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Lawn and Fralin Museum of Art.
The Lawn
Park
Photo: Karen Blaha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lawn, a part of Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village, is a large, terraced grassy court at the historic center of Jefferson's academic community at the University of Virginia. The Lawn is situated 550 feet southwest of The Rotunda.
Fralin Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: SharpCrumbs, CC0.
The Fralin Museum of Art is an art museum at the University of Virginia. Before 2012, it was known as the University of Virginia Art Museum. It occupies the historic Thomas H. Fralin Museum of Art is situated 960 feet north of The Rotunda.
Jefferson Hall
University building
Photo: Packer1028, CC0.
Jefferson Hall – more formally known as "Hotel C" of Thomas Jefferson's original "Academical Village" – is a building on the West Range of the University of Virginia. Jefferson Hall is situated 500 feet west of The Rotunda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Corner and University of Virginia.
The Corner
Quarter
Photo: Queerbubbles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Corner is a seven-block collection of bars, restaurants, bookstores, and night spots on University Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, extending from 121⁄2 Street Southwest to Chancellor Street. located across the street from the University of Virginia.
University of Virginia
Village
University of Virginia is a census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 7,704.
Bellair
Neighborhood
Bellair is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
The Rotunda
Latitude
38.03565° or 38° 2′ 8″ northLongitude
-78.50339° or 78° 30′ 12″ westElevation
568 feet (173 metres)Open location code
87C32FPW+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1042675571OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“The Rotunda” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “弗吉尼亚大学圆厅图书馆”
- Chinese: “弗吉尼亞大學圓廳圖書館”
- Hebrew: “הרוטונדה (אוניברסיטת וירג’יניה)”
- Italian: “The Rotunda”
- Spanish: “Rotonda de la Universidad de Virginia”
- Spanish: “Rotonda”
- Western Panjabi: “روٹنڈا”
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