Rotunda at the University of Virginia

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National Historic Landmark World Heritage Site component academic building domed building historic building neoclassical building university campus landmark

The Rotunda at the University of Virginia is a neoclassical domed building designed by Thomas Jefferson as the architectural and symbolic centerpiece of the university, inspired by ancient Roman temple forms.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rotunda (University of Virginia)	1
Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Historic Landmark ⓘ World Heritage Site component ⓘ academic building ⓘ domed building ⓘ historic building ⓘ neoclassical building ⓘ university campus landmark ⓘ
architect	Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture ⓘ Palladian architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Rotunda at the University of Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village
commissionedBy	Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
constructionEnd	1826 ⓘ
constructionStart	1822 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic symbol of the University of Virginia ⓘ important example of American neoclassical architecture ⓘ
formsAxisWith	Pavilions and student rooms on The Lawn ⓘ The Lawn ⓘ
function	architectural centerpiece of the University of Virginia ⓘ symbolic centerpiece of the University of Virginia ⓘ
hasColumnOrder	Corinthian order ⓘ
hasDome	true ⓘ
hasFeature	central dome room ⓘ columned portico ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ
hasMaterial	brick ⓘ white-painted wood and stone detailing ⓘ
hasPlan	circular plan ⓘ
hasPortico	true ⓘ
hasViewOver	The Lawn and surrounding pavilions ⓘ
heritageCriteria	UNESCO cultural criteria (i) and (iv) as part of Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inspiredBy	Pantheon ⓘ surface form: Pantheon in Rome
locatedOn	The Lawn at the University of Virginia ⓘ
location	Charlottesville, Virginia ⓘ
name	The Rotunda ⓘ surface form: Rotunda
opened	1826 ⓘ
originalFunction	university library ⓘ
ownedBy	University of Virginia ⓘ
partOf	The Lawn at the University of Virginia ⓘ surface form: Academical Village at the University of Virginia Monticello ⓘ surface form: Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville World Heritage Site University of Virginia ⓘ
roofType	domed roof ⓘ
symbolizes	intellectual and academic life at the University of Virginia ⓘ
usedFor	ceremonial events ⓘ meeting and event space ⓘ university functions ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Rotunda at the University of Virginia → associatedWith → Rotunda at the University of Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village

Charlottesville, Virginia → hasLandmark → Rotunda at the University of Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rotunda (University of Virginia)

Pantheon → influenced → Rotunda at the University of Virginia ⓘ