Academical Village

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The Academical Village is the historic core of the University of Virginia, designed by Thomas Jefferson as an integrated living-learning community centered around the Rotunda and flanked by pavilions and student rooms.

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Academical Village canonical 6
The Academical Village 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
university campus core
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
Palladian architecture
centralBuilding The Rotunda
surface form: Rotunda
concept living-learning community
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designer Thomas Jefferson
hasPart East Lawn
South Range
surface form: East Range

Pavilion I
Pavilion II
Pavilion III
Pavilion IV
Pavilion IX
Pavilion V
Pavilion VI
Pavilion VII
Pavilion VIII
Pavilion X
The Rotunda
surface form: Rotunda

West Lawn
West Range
colonnades
gardens
student rooms
hasUse ceremonial space
classroom space
faculty housing
student housing
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark

U.S. National Historic Landmark District
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception early 19th century
inspiredBy Palladian design principles
classical Roman architecture
locatedIn Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Virginia
notableFor Jeffersonian architectural design
original academic village concept
ownedBy University of Virginia
partOf University of Virginia Historic District
surface form: Central Grounds of the University of Virginia
purpose center for teaching and learning
integration of faculty and student life
reconstructedBy Stanford White
significantEvent Rotunda fire of 1895
touristAttraction yes
unescoWorldHeritageSiteWith Monticello

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of Virginia campus Academical Village
UVA hasCampus Academical Village
subject surface form: University of Virginia
The Rotunda partOf Academical Village
The Lawn partOf Academical Village
The Lawn designConcept Academical Village
University of Virginia Historic District hasPart Academical Village
this entity surface form: The Academical Village