Tag: World Heritage Site
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Monticello
in: Travel
I expect that having circular windows in a circular (oval) room was an effort to maintain architectural integrity.
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Monticello
in: Travel
Inside the house we were allowed to photograph only the oval room on the top floor of the house. The reason cited was for copyright reasons. Naturally I took several pictures of this room, as did everyone else on the tour.
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Monticello
in: Travel
In front of the house is an open field framed by a walking path. Here one can find recreations of some of the gardens. Plants which would have been used in Jefferson’s time are noted. From the pinnacle of the loop one is presented with the classical view of the House.
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Monticello
in: Travel
From our mountain resort in Massanutten we drove the one or so hours to visit Thomas Jefferson’s home in Charlottesville, named Monticello. During our visit there we took an organized tour of the building. The tour was quite extensive and included all 3 floors of the house. Our guide offered insights into life in the house…
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Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
in: Travel
The cave was discovered by a young boy in the 1700’s while hunting bear, although native communities had used the caves for thousands of years beforehand. It gained commercial value during the war of 1812 as the dirt covering the floor of the cave contained high concentrations of Salt Peter, a necessary ingredient of gun…