The University of Virginia wants to freshen up its iconic Rotunda, which founder Thomas Jefferson modeled after the Pantheon in Rome.
The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors has approved $22.9 million for phase one of the construction project, which includes replacing the roof and restoring capitals on the building’s columns.
The project will be added to a list of capital projects to be submitted to the state for funding in April. U.Va. is hoping for $12.95 million, with the remainder matched by private funds and donations.
Construction on the Rotunda was completed in 1826 for almost $60,000. The restorations would be the first major work performed on the Rotunda since the mid-1970s.
