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[[Image:University of Virginia.jpg|thumb|The Rotunda of the University of Virginia. It was designed by Thomas Jefferson.]]

[[Image:University of Virginia.jpg|thumb|The Rotunda of the University of Virginia. It was designed by Thomas Jefferson.]]

Jefferson was the founder of the University of Virginia; he did also the drawnings for ''The Rotunda'' in 1819. ''Although never formally trained in architecture, Jefferson had studied the structures of Europe and read extensively on the great architects of Europe.'' <ref>[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/jeff/jeffarch.html Jefferson and the Politics of Architecture]</ref>

Jefferson was the founder of the University of Virginia; he did also the drawnings for ''The Rotunda'' in 1819. ''Although never formally trained in architecture, Jefferson had studied the structures of Europe and read extensively on the great architects of Europe... Jefferson contributed his architectural statement to federal buildings as well, assisting Pierre L'Enfant in the design and layout of the new Federal City of Washington and designing the state capitol in [[Richmond]]. Jefferson believed that "from architecture would flow education in taste, values, and ideals," and therefore constructed buildings that became ideas for America. '' <ref>[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/jeff/jeffarch.html Jefferson and the Politics of Architecture]</ref>

   

   

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