I was pleasantly surprised the other night, when Stephen Colbert's guest mentioned the most beautiful architecture as the Lincoln Memorial and UVA. A picture of the Rotunda was shown, and of course mention of Declaration Boy, Thomas Jefferson, being the Renaissance Man of his time.
Having lived near Charlottesville, and UVA, for some time now, I never actually took the time to walk on the lawn until a few summer's ago. For those who are not familiar with UVA, the lawn is where the Academic Village is: the Rotunda, the Pavilions- the lawn rooms--including the Poe room (UVA's most famous drop out), and the Gardens. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen, and there is this tranquility there that is just magical. I think of others who have walked the same brick path or who may have stood where I was then: Poe, Walter Reed, Bobby and Teddy Kennedy, Woodrow Wilson, Richard Byrd, Georgia O'Keeffe...I could go on and on... A picture is worth many words, and the one above speaks loudly of the magic on the lawn. It is breath taking.
