Today I am spotlighting the state of Virginia. I have visited it several times.
First, a beautiful university campus in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Welcome to the University of Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819.
Its Rotunda was designed by Jefferson and its construction was completed shortly after Jefferson's death in 1826. If you wonder, viewing these pictures, if it resembles Monticello (Jefferson's home) - it does.
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| Monticello from a distance, April 2016 |
It should be noted that buildings on the original campus were built with the labor of enslaved people, and that scholars (male, of course). Women also had to fight hard to be able to go to this university, which only became fully co-educational in 1973.
I'll end here with beautiful dogwoods in bloom, Monticello, April of 2016.
V day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme: Beauty of our Land.
Beautiful photos, Alana. Thank you so much for sharing this lovely tour.
ReplyDeleteThe Virginia welcome.... they always say Virginia is for Lovers. Love the pics.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Barbie
Very nice.
ReplyDelete...I LOVE Virginia's LOVE signs!!!
ReplyDeleteVirginia is a beautiful state and the university buildings are inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThat is a pretty campus. Lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteMonticello is place I love to see.
ReplyDelete1973, that is shocking! Virginia is beautiful, I'd love to see Monticello.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. I love the flowers.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular photos. Virginia is indeed beautiful. A few friends live there, saw a bit of it when I visited them.
ReplyDeleteWomen could not have independent bank accounts in US till the 70s too, I believe.
If I wasn't allergic to a tree in Virginia (don't know which one, but, man, does it take me out), I would live there in an instant. Such a beautiful state.
ReplyDeleteThe universities back east are so lovely. My university had many of the major buildings built in the '60s and '70s. And they look it.
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