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	Capitol Rotunda
		The Rotunda is used for important ceremonial events as authorized by concurrent resolution, such as the lying in state of eminent citizens and the dedication of works of art.
		The Rotunda was completed under the direction of Charles Bulfinch by the time of the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette in 1824.
		Conceived in the age of neoclassicism, the Rotunda was intended to recall the Pantheon, the ancient Roman temple.
	www.aoc.gov /cc/capitol/rotunda.cfm (728 words)

	Rotunda (architecture) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Band Rotunda is a circular bandstand, usually with a dome.
		Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, built as the "New Lying-In Hospital" in 1757.
		The Rotunda in Birmingham, England, built as "The Rotunda" in 1964.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rotunda_(architecture) (191 words)

	University of Virginia - Rotunda History
		The Rotunda at the University of Virginia was designed by Thomas Jefferson as the architectural and academic heart of his community of scholars, or what he termed the "academical village." As the phrase implies, learning was for Jefferson an integral part of life.
		The academical village is based on the assumption that the life of the mind is the pursuit of all participants in the University, that learning is a lifelong and shared process, and that interaction between scholars and students enlivens the pursuit of knowledge.
		The Rotunda is the focal point of the academical village, which includes the Rotunda at the north end; the Pavilions, which house faculty; and the student rooms along the Lawn.
	www.virginia.edu /uvatours/rotunda/rotundaHistory.html (798 words)

	World Heritage Sites- Thomas Jefferson
		The circle of the Rotunda is placed tangent to the floor of the basement in order to differentiate its height from that of the Pantheon.
		The drum of the Rotunda is constructed of red brick and white wood trim.
		For example, Pavilion II, near the foot of the Rotunda, is 64' from Pavilion IV, whereas Pavilion VIII is 117' from Pavilion X. The length of the gardens in between the inner and outer ranges to the east side of the Lawn is 174'.
	www.cr.nps.gov /worldheritage/jeff.htm (777 words)

	Architectural Features and Historic Spaces
		Rotunda--The Rotunda is a large, domed, circular room located in the center of the Capitol on the second floor.
		The Rotunda canopy, a 4664-square-foot fresco painting entitled The Apotheosis of Washington, depicts the first President of the United States rising into the clouds in glory.
		Old Senate Chamber--This semicircular, half-domed chamber, located north of the Rotunda, was occupied by the Senate between 1810 and 1859.
	www.aoc.gov /cc/architecture/index.cfm (603 words)

	The Rotunda Museum: News
		The Rotunda Museum is a highly-prized part of the Borough’s rich cultural heritage and it is wonderful that we will be able to return the building to its former glory, provide a centre of geology for the region and, at the same time, provide an exciting and educational visitor attraction.
		The Museum is architecturally and historically of world significance having played an important part in both the formation of museum culture in Britain and the country’s role in founding the science of geology.
		The Rotunda Museum, Scarborough, whose design was informed by Smith’s advice is presently the subject of a Heritage Lottery Fund bid for £2,000,000, with a further £1,000,000 to be raised by match funding should the bid succeed.
	www.rotundamuseum.org.uk /news/news.asp (2322 words)

	Convocation Address
		Symbolism radiated from the Rotunda: it stood at the head of the central space and Jefferson noted its origin as the Pantheon of ancient Rome.
		The Rotunda marked the beginning of American archetype for colleges and universities, the preeminence of the library as the central building and symbol.
		Architecture is created by people acting as either individually or in concert, and buildings do more than contain activities, they shape and inspire ideals.
	www.virginia.edu /100yearslawn/projects/convocation.html (1793 words)

	Architecture of the State Capitol - Boise, Idaho, United States of America
		In the rotunda is a large statue entitled "the Patriot", sculpted with a welding torch by Kenneth Lonn, a resident of the Silver Valley.
		On the north side of the second floor rotunda is the statue of George Washington astride a horse.
		On the south side of the fourth floor rotunda is a large painting of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River near the city of Twin Falls.
	www.glasssteelandstone.com /US/ID/BoiseCapitol.html (1419 words)

	Symmetry in Architecture by Kim Williams, Architect
		Architecture is most frequently characterized by the nature of its elements: we recognize a Greek temple by its portico and pediments; a Gothic cathedral is characterized by its pointed arches and flying buttresses.
		This architectural space is most likely characterized by symmetry as well, though it is perhaps less familiar, and it is a symmetry which we experience.
		The reason for the change in symmetries is that, when we enter into the rotunda we leave behind the zone of the terrestrial, represented by the horizontal axis, and experience the zone of the celestial, symbolized by the vertical axis.
	members.tripod.com /vismath/kim (4294 words)

	Architecture News & Competitions 110 \| Dexigner
		The focal point of the plaza is the transparent domed rotunda serving as a visible symbol of the city government.
		The rotunda is complemented to the east by the office tower, which houses city departments and the plaza level permit center.
		The architecture of the old town is stunning, the 15th Century buildings providing colonnaded walkways for all year round walking together with a proliferation of small cafés and restaurants.
	www.dexigner.com /architecture/news-109.html (1121 words)

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		At the foot of the dome of the Rotunda is the old yellow clock, whose glaring face has regulated many men for many years, and ticked on unconcerned while the youthful faces that gazed upon it have come and gone, grown old and died, yet it still ticks on.
		From the foot of the Rotunda stretches out the Lawn, the pride of the University, whose velvet grass and quivering maples are Nature's aid to man in the construction of the quadrangle.
		Almost under the shade of the majestic Rotunda, its sharp angles and pointed arches produce a pleasing contrast to the sweeping curves of this modern PantheonÑreminding one strongly of the rude barbarism that produced it after sweeping away the proud civilization of the Romans.
	lib.virginia.edu /small/exhibits/rotunda/prefire/docs/corks_1891.html (1814 words)

	The Rotunda
		The Rotunda is the most important individual architectural work of Thomas Jefferson, who, had he pursued no other activity, would be considered one of America's leading architects.
		Designed when he was more than 70 and completed in 1826, the year of his death at age 83, the Rotunda was the principal element of the complex Jefferson provided for the University of Virginia.
		Free guided tours of the Rotunda are given year-round except during the three-week holiday break in Dec.-Jan. and during the final exam period during the first three weeks of May. Tours are given from 10:00am to 4:00pm on the hour (except at 12:00pm) starting at the Rotunda entrance facing the lawn.
	www.cr.nps.gov /NR/travel/journey/rot.htm (318 words)

	The Architectural Politics of Thomas Jefferson
		American architecture, Jefferson believed, would embody the fulfillment of the civic life of Americans, and he sought to establish the standards of a national architecture, both aesthetically and politically.
		The counterpoint to the Rotunda, rather than the vestiges of empire, is the scenic wonder of the natural world, suggesting the harmony of man and nature present in the pure mathematical design and in the architectural material of the University.
		Despite the architectural genius displayed in his work, he sought total control over the project and executed it with an unflagging adherence to classical order, and the rigid structure of his architecture extended to the society which would inhabit it.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/jeff/jeffarch.html (1577 words)

	ArchitectureWeek - Design - Mixed Smoke Signals - 2005.0105
		All the major exhibit spaces and the theaters radiate from the rotunda, in the same spirit as Guggenheim Museum in New York City, by Frank Lloyd Wright, but the space is not nearly as powerful as Wright's organic swirl.
		The new building's rotunda seems too big, out of scale with the rest of the museum, with acres of blank white wall space, though one assumes that it will be covered with art at some point.
		The rotunda serves as a reference space as one circulates through the upper levels of exhibit galleries (essentially fl-box spaces) and theaters.
	www.architectureweek.com /2005/0105/design_1-2.html (879 words)

	Ontario Architecture Styles Page
		Post Modernist architecture are simply dandyish afterthoughts or mannerist jokes on architecture, and it was difficult for many to comprehend the point of it, particularly when public money was being spent, but the fact remains that over the past 30 years Post Modernism has provided some stunning visual effects.
		The rotunda has a pediment -like triangular addition on the top that seems to intersect the cylindrical shape adding a detail that centers your focus.
		The council chamber is within the drum of the rotunda, administration takes place in the tower, and everything else takes place in the rectangular areas of the building.
	www.ontarioarchitecture.com /postmodern.htm (1222 words)

	Second Floor Rotunda Area
		A Greek-Roman architecture was used in constructing the Capitol.
		This style of architecture contains much symbolism, and this symbolism is reflected in each level of the dome.
		The bottom ring of the dome, which from the Rotunda floor looks like bands of ribbon tied together, symbolizes the ring of eternitiy of government.
	www.state.sd.us /STATE/CAPITOL/capitol/tour/rotunda.htm (168 words)

	The National Library of Finland
		In this way the library building became a component in the total architectural setting of the Senate Square and its political message, to emphasize the political connection with Russia by architectural means.
		The staircases are of reinforced concrete, the window frames and the construction that carries the glass roof are of iron, the windows are of armoured glass.
		Externally the pillars of the Rotunda are adorned with reliefs personifying the sciences by the sculptor Walter Runeberg.
	www.lib.helsinki.fi /english/infoe/architecture.htm (853 words)

	US: Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
		His architectural works were an integral part of the neoclassical movement, but their adaptation to the convenience, ideals, and requirements of the new nation made them uniquely Jeffersonian.
		His architecture reflected his high regard for the classical civilizations of Rome and Greece and was part of the classical trend that swept through Europe in the eighteenth century.
		As embodied in Jefferson's architecture, these ideals also were depicted by historian Howard Adams: As the house of the chief architect of the New Republic, Monticello continues to speak openly of those goals Jefferson held for himself, his family, his government, and his fellow countrymen.
	www.cr.nps.gov /worldheritage/us-jef.htm (10471 words)

	The Pantheon as a Resonance Element by Gert Sperling in the Nexus Network Journal vol. 6 no. 1 (Spring 2004)
		On 21 March 2002, meeting participants were allowed to carry out small acoustic experiments after the rotunda closed to the public, from 7:30 pm until 7:55 pm (at which time the automatic security alarm is activated); at the same time together it was possible to observe the optical effects of reflected moonlight.
		By means of the architecture, the rotunda created a polyphonal chord out of three individual notes.
		The difference between a musical instrument and the architecture is important: where in an instrument the single keys or strings each produce a note, and simultaneous strokes produce chords, in the rotunda a chord was created even though the individual notes were not sounded simultaneously.
	www.univie.ac.at /EMIS/journals/NNJ/conf_reps_v6n1-Sperling.html (1303 words)

	Jerusalem: Christian Architecture through the Ages
		A survey of historic Christian architecture in Jerusalem is a study of continuity and survival despite the ravages of time, war, schism, earthquake and fire.
		Another important architectural ruin from the Byzantine period is the apse and foundation walls of the monumental Nea Church, the "New Church of St. Mary, Mother of God" built by the Emperor Justinian in 543.
		The finest examples of surviving Romanesque architecture in Jerusalem are the 11th century church of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Holy Cross, located near the Israel Museum, and the restored 12th century Church of St. Anne, near the Lions Gate in the Old City.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Archaeology/charch.html (3798 words)

	The Rotunda, Birmingham architecture
		The Rotunda at 150 New Street was built in the 1960's and opened in 1965 by James Roberts, designed to finish the curve of his Smallbrook Ringway It stands 265ft (81m) tall with 23 floors overlooking the Bull Ring shopping Centre.
		The Mulberry Bush pub at the foot of the city's Rotunda tower and the nearby Tavern in the Town, were both destroyed within minutes of each other on 21 November, 1974.
		The Rotunda is a 20-storey office and retail complex and New Street is one of the city's principal thoroughfares, not far from the scene of the latest attack.
	www.virtualbrum.co.uk /rotunda.htm (893 words)

	UVa Architecture Forum
		The result has been a faux Jeffersonian architecture, confused between style and substance, characterized by apologetic neo-Jeffersonian appliqué, obsessive in its references to history, and incapable of responding to the profound social, political, and ecological discoveries of the last century.
		The undersigned School of Architecture faculty believe there is a fundamental schism between architecture as it is taught, practiced and studied as a discipline at our School and architecture as it is prescribed, controlled and marketed as a style by the Board of Visitors and administration.
		We ask that the architectural future of the University and the nature of the Jeffersonian architectural legacy not be determined in boardrooms, but be debated openly at every level of the University.
	www.uva-architecture-forum.org /openletter.html (893 words)

	BRIC / Brooklyn Information & Culture :: The Rotunda Gallery >> Press Releases >> Contemporary ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Rotunda Gallery, 33 Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights, presents Contemporary Architecture in the Urban Environment, a three-part lecture series exploring the challenges and opportunities for meaningful architecture in today’s cities.
		On March 6th, Stephen Cassell, from Architecture Research Office (ARO) will lecture at the newly-renovated BRIC studio, and on March 20th, Frederick Bland from Beyer, Blinder and Belle will provide a tour and lecture at the new Mark Morris Dance Center in the BAM arts district in downtown Brooklyn.
		It is a short walk from the 2,3; 4,5; M; N or R trains at the Court Street/Borough Hall station; or the A, C trains at High Street.
	www.brooklynx.org /rotunda/pr/prarchitect.asp (907 words)

	Rotunda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		At any time during the day, visitors are exposed to the history of California, modern lawmaking, and the future of the state taking shape.
		The great domed space of the Capitol's rotunda sits balanced between the two Houses of the Legislature-the Senate and the Assembly.
		The domed rotunda is a feature of nearly every Capitol in the United States.
	www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov /virtualtours/capitol/html/stop1/index.html (322 words)

	Roman Architecture - The Pantheon
		There are really two parts to the Pantheon, the circular part or rotunda and the portico.
		The rotunda is splendidly preserved; the interior has all the appearance of the original paneling of marble.
		Around the rotunda are seven niches alternately rectangular and semi-circular, and fronted by Corinthian columns.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles10/famous-buildings-12.shtml (865 words)

	K. Edward Lay: "Charlottesville's Architectural Legacy"
		Because of this dominance of Federal architecture and the disruption caused by the Civil War, the Greek Revival and Victorian periods had less effect on the area before the next important architectural period, the Colonial Revival, when eclectic classical motifs again became prominent.
		He was the principal carpenter for the first building constructed at the University, Pavilion Vll (fig.13) with Hugh Chisholm as brickmason, and he participated in the ceremony of laying the cornerston in 1819 along with three Presidents of the United States: Jefferson, Madison and Monroe.
		That same year the Rotunda Annex and the Rotunda interior were destroyed hy fire; Spooner and Donald were commissioned for the reconstruction project hut lost the job, ultimately completed by New York architect Stanford White when construction prohlems developed.
	www.iath.virginia.edu /schwartz/cville/Lay.html (3610 words)

	New York Architecture Images- New York County Courthouse
		The architectural style of the Tweed Courthouse is "Anglo-Italianate," a major feature of which is its interior octagonal rotunda, which the skylight tops.
		The rotunda extends from the first floor to the roof.
		On the east and west sides of the rotunda are sets of cast iron stairs that run from the first to the third floors.
	www.nyc-architecture.com /SCC/SCC029.htm (843 words)

	Economou \| Projects \| Architecture \| Youth Center in Lamia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		All major programmatic spaces of the youth center are located in one light metal-structured building.
		The rotunda on the other side of the site faces the old piazza of the historic center of the city of Lamia and functions as a landmark for the whole area.
		The space between the two cylinders in the rotunda accommodates the vertical circulation.
	www.coa.gatech.edu /~economou/projects/architecture/project03/index.htm (59 words)

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