Virtual History:
Monticello

The Home of Thomas Jefferson

Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson - Page 2

Thomas Jefferson's emblem adorns this gate into the cemetary found just below Monticello on the way back down the little mountain.

As you stand in front of Monticello you can't help but raise your eyes to take in the beautiful roofline as it cuts a sharp outline against the beauitful Virginia sky. Notice the detail of the cornice and the columns as you follow across the edge of the house.

These are sketches made of the proposed columns for Monticello;
the entabulature (above) and the base (blow).

Consider these different views of the columns at Monticello. Do they appear to be faithful to Jefferson's sketches? What style of column did he use in the construction of his beloved home?

These pictures are taken of columns from two different porticos at Monticello. What do you notice that is simlar in each? What do you notice that is different?.

Here is what Monticello looks like perched upon its little mountain in the Virginia piedmont.