The Virginia State Capitol core – the building minus the wings that were added in 1906 – was designed by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clerisseau in the image of a Roman Temple, Maison Caree. The neo-Classical temple form is said to have set a design precedent for public buildings in the United States. In keeping with the “temple” form, the building is one of a dozen U.S. state capitols without an exterior dome. Inside, however, the central rotunda is domed.
- Name: Virginia State Capitol
- Location: 1000 Bank Street
- Year Completed: 1788
- Architect: Thomas Jefferson, Charles-Louis Clerisseau
- Style: Palladian
- Wikipedia: Virginia State Capitol
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The Virginia State Capitol core – the building minus the wings that were added in 1906 – was designed by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clerisseau in the image of a Roman Temple, Maison Caree. The neo-Classical temple form is said to have set a design precedent for public buildings in the United States. In keeping with the “temple” form, the building is one of a dozen U.S. state capitols without an exterior dome. Inside, however, the central rotunda is domed.
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The Virginia State Capitol core – the building minus the wings that were added in 1906 – was designed by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clerisseau in the image of a Roman Temple, Maison Caree. The neo-Classical temple form is said to have set a design precedent for public buildings in the United States. In keeping with the “temple” form, the building is one of a dozen U.S. state capitols without an exterior dome. Inside, however, the central rotunda is domed.
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The Virginia State Capitol core – the building minus the wings that were added in 1906 – was designed by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clerisseau in the image of a Roman Temple, Maison Caree. The neo-Classical temple form is said to have set a design precedent for public buildings in the United States. In keeping with the “temple” form, the building is one of a dozen U.S. state capitols without an exterior dome. Inside, however, the central rotunda is domed.
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The Virginia State Capitol core – the building minus the wings that were added in 1906 – was designed by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clerisseau in the image of a Roman Temple, Maison Caree. The neo-Classical temple form is said to have set a design precedent for public buildings in the United States. In keeping with the “temple” form, the building is one of a dozen U.S. state capitols without an exterior dome. Inside, however, the central rotunda is domed.
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The Virginia State Capitol core – the building minus the wings that were added in 1906 – was designed by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clerisseau in the image of a Roman Temple, Maison Caree. The neo-Classical temple form is said to have set a design precedent for public buildings in the United States. In keeping with the “temple” form, the building is one of a dozen U.S. state capitols without an exterior dome. Inside, however, the central rotunda is domed.
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The Virginia State Capitol core – the building minus the wings that were added in 1906 – was designed by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clerisseau in the image of a Roman Temple, Maison Caree. The neo-Classical temple form is said to have set a design precedent for public buildings in the United States. In keeping with the “temple” form, the building is one of a dozen U.S. state capitols without an exterior dome. Inside, however, the central rotunda is domed.
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The Virginia State Capitol core – the building minus the wings that were added in 1906 – was designed by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clerisseau in the image of a Roman Temple, Maison Caree. The neo-Classical temple form is said to have set a design precedent for public buildings in the United States. In keeping with the “temple” form, the building is one of a dozen U.S. state capitols without an exterior dome. Inside, however, the central rotunda is domed.
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The Virginia State Capitol core – the building minus the wings that were added in 1906 – was designed by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clerisseau in the image of a Roman Temple, Maison Caree. The neo-Classical temple form is said to have set a design precedent for public buildings in the United States. In keeping with the “temple” form, the building is one of a dozen U.S. state capitols without an exterior dome. Inside, however, the central rotunda is domed.
All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2019 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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