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Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States, was also a talented architect of neoclassical buildings. He designed Monticello (1769-1809), his plantation home, and his ideal "village of learning" (1817-26), which still serves as the center of the University of Virginia. Jefferson's use of an architectural vocabulary based on classical antiquity symbolized both the aspirations of the new American republic as the heir to European traditions and the expectations that this could be expected as the nation matured.
Independence Hall
The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the U.S. Constitution (1787) were both signed in this building in Philadelphia, and the universal principles of freedom and democracy they enunciated have been fundamental to American history and have had a profound influence on lawmakers around the world.