LIBRARIES AS CIRCLES

• The University of Virginia

The University of Virginia was founded by Thomas Jefferson (early 19th century). Its library is a half-scale replica of the Pantheon in Rome, a circular temple dedicated to 'all the gods'. The circular shape represents the universality of learning

• Digital versions of circular libraries

360° technologies nowadays give a panoramic view of the library

the University of Virginia Welcome center / All about UVa,  to see Jefferson's drawing inscribing the building in a circle ('Short history of UVa') and the panoramic view (Rotunda walking tour)