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  1. Rex Bowman and Carlos Santos (U. of Va. Press 2013) Mr. Jefferson's University: A History. Virginius Dabney (U. Press of Va. 1981) In the Days of My Youth: When I was a Student in the University of Virginia, 1888-1893. James P. C. Southall (U of N.C. Press 1947) The University of Virginia: A Pictorial History.

  2. Oct 25, 2022 · Support UVA Arts. One of the University of Virginia’s most iconic landmarks is getting ready for its Halloween-style closeup with the return of the “Great Rotumpkin.”. The “spooktacular” Halloween event, which debuted last Fall, will feature a variety of original Halloween projections shown on the Rotunda, including dancing skeletons ...

  3. 1826 University Avenue P.O. Box 400305 Charlottesville, VA 22903 PHONE: 434-924-7969EMAIL: rotunda@virginia.edu Hours of Operation The Rotunda is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  4. Nov 21, 1997 · When designing the University, Thomas Jefferson never thought of putting cows on top of the Rotunda. But the most infamous prank in University history did just that, when a group of five students placed a 250-pound black calf 50 feet in the air on top of the Rotunda during the spring of 1965.

  5. Jan 29, 2019 · JGWA was the architect for the comprehensive interior and exterior renovation and restoration of Thomas Jefferson’s Rotunda, the iconic centerpiece of the University of Virginia’s Academical Village. Deteriorating building conditions forced the university to develop a plan for long-deferred repairs to the Rotunda.

  6. Nov 20, 2015 · November 20, 2015. Workers strip away the plastic covers from the marble capitals on the Rotunda, exposing them for the first time to public viewing. For the first time in 120 years, intricately carved Carrara marble capitals are again visible on the University of Virginia’s Rotunda. Today, workers removed the plastic from the capitals atop ...

  7. The ROTUNDA Digital Edition includes the complete contents of the landmark letterpress edition of the papers, with nearly 35,000 documents across 69 volumes. ENTER The University of Virginia Press