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University of Virginia — The Rotunda
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Jefferson founded the University of Virginia in 1819, and the Rotunda — his architectural centerpiece — embodies his vision of education as essential to republican self-government. Jefferson modeled the Rotunda on the Pantheon and designed it to house the library (knowledge) rather than a chapel (religion), a deliberate statement about the university's secular, rationalist character. The Academical Village Jefferson designed is a UNESCO World Heritage Site alongside Monticello. The university was conceived as the capstone of Jefferson's Revolutionary project: a free republic requires educated citizens, and educated citizens require a university free from religious orthodoxy.
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