Monticello

Sketch the Monticello (post in blog) Identify the classical elements of the Monticello. Compare Monticello to Villa Rotonda and discuss Palladio's influence on Jefferson.

 

   There are several classical elements in Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. For instance the four ionic columns in the center evoke the classical feel. Also the triangular pediment and triogyphs that lay atop the columns bring out that classical element. The classical elements of the ancient Greek Post and Lintel are brought our here. Another classical element would be the symmetry. It is very common and almost always that classical architecture would be symmetrical.  The center dome on top brings out the later roman pantheon.

   Whenever I see the Villa Rotonda I see an exact copy of the Monticello with a slight divergence and on a grandeur scale. Other than a couple of slight differences like more steps, no as many windows and different placement of windows it is the exact same structural idea. Even on the very edge there is a round arch. They both have the same columns and triangular pediment and raised center dome.

  Palladio had an influence on Jefferson. Palladio in his architecture used a mixture of classical Roman and Greek elements and that is very much evident in Jefferson’s Monticello. Palladio has the one that actually made the Villa Rotonda and as already described they are almost like the exact same thing. All Jefferson had to do is look at this building and then the wheels would start turning for his own house. Palladio influenced Jefferson to create his own house like the one of Palladio’s.