Q: What is the Rotunda?
A: It's a big dome.
Q: Who designed it?
A: Jefferson
Q: What's inside of the Rotunda?
A: Well, there's like rooms inside.
Q: What's inside the rooms?
A: Desks, so you can study.
Q: What was it used for?
A: Its original purpose? Damn, I don't know. Let me think about this for a minute
Auditorium. Observatory.
Q: What is its purpose now?
A: It's like a landmark.
Q: Why did Jefferson want it to be the focal point of the University?
A: I think it's French. He was a French freak. Because Jefferson was a Francophile, and he wanted something French in the middle.
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