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Historical Tours are suspended through Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Tours will resume on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 11 a.m.

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The Rotunda with a Pumpkin image over it
The Bigger Picture: The Great Rotumpkin

"In the dark shadow of the grove, on the margin of the brook, he beheld something huge, misshapen, black and towering. It stirred not, but gathered up in the gloom like some gigantic monster ready to

UVA Architecture: Thomas Jefferson's Architectural Masterpiece – The Lawn at UVA
Each year, thousands of students and faculty members flock to the University of Virginia to learn and educate amongst this historic community.
Photos: Not Just Fiddling Around

What once was entertainment enjoyed at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation again took center stage Sunday at the University of Virginia’s Rotunda.

Rotunda with flowers
From President Ryan: The Rotunda Remains the Vibrant Heart of UVA

As this edition of Virginia Magazine reveals, there are a lot of exciting building projects underway across Grounds. From the new School of Data Science, to the Karsh Institute of Democracy, to plans

Rotunda Oculus in the Dome Room
At the Center of It All
If you gaze up, you can see eternity. The center draws your eye. Almost involuntarily, your view expands outward in every direction at once, eyes following the spokes that stretch to places still unimagined.
Lighting of the Lawn
Lighting of the Lawn 2022

This year’s theme for Lighting of the Lawn is Full Power. The past few years have presented us with many challenges at UVA, yet through it all our community has remained strong. This year, UVA is back

Rotunda Planetarium
The Bigger Picture: Starry Night in the Rotunda

The Rotunda Dome over the weekend became the planetarium that University of Virginia founder Thomas Jefferson envisioned in his early plans, but never realized. It took modern digital technology to

rotunda lit up for fall
The Great Rotumpkin

Dancing skeletons, spooky pumpkins, bubbling cauldrons and a haunted house will all make appearances on the exterior of UVA’s Rotunda this weekend in celebration of Halloween this year!!
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Rotunda Dome Room planetarium projection
Ph.D. Students Transform Rotunda Into Planetarium, Realizing Jefferson’s Vision

The night sky is being recreated in the Rotunda’s Dome Room for a limited time, thanks to a trio of University of Virginia Ph.D. candidates – not from astronomy or computer science, but from the