The Virginia State Capitol core, designed by Thomas Jefferson, has an internal, not external, dome.
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6720 x 4480 px | 56.9 x 37.9 cm | 22.4 x 14.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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1000 Bank Street, Richmond, Virginia, USAMore information:
The Virginia State Capitol core – the building minus the wings that were added in 1906 – was designed by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clerisseau in the image of a Roman Temple, Maison Caree. The neo-Classical temple form is said to have set a design precedent for public buildings in the United States. In keeping with the “temple” form, the building is one of a dozen U.S. state capitols without an exterior dome. Inside, however, the central rotunda is domed.