The Rotunda

The Rotunda is a building located on 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 in .
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  • Building
  • …lies at an elevation of 568 feet (173 metres)
  • 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.
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, a part of Thomas Jefferson's Academical… is situated 550 feet southwest of The Rotunda.
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The is an art museum at the University of Virginia. is situated 960 feet north of The Rotunda.
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– more formally known as "Hotel… is situated 500 feet west of The Rotunda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Corner and University of Virginia.
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The Rotunda

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Latitude
38.03565° or 38° 2′ 8″ north
Longitude
-78.50339° or 78° 30′ 12″ west
Open location code
87C32FPW+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1042675571
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6346358
Wiki­data ID
Q7761603

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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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