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    July 05

    Charlottesville

    来弗吉尼亚州这么久了还从没去过Charlottesville,周末趁着独立日的假期开车去兜了一圈。
    Charlottesville也是个座落在群山之中的小城。第一站去的Monticello,美国第三任总统托马斯·杰斐逊的故居。杰斐逊大概是美国历史上最为聪颖的总统。现在也许很难想象像杰斐逊这样一位不善言辞而又推崇科学反对传统基督教的人会被选为总统。同样也有很多美国人认为,如果不是因为杰斐逊在法国任大使而错过了参与制定新宪法的机会,现在的美国也许会是另外一个样子。总感觉美国是一个按照图纸,一步一步构建起来的国家,Monticello似乎就包含了这样一层隐喻。幸运的是这一切美国人真的做到了,而且做得很好。不幸的是他们野心太大了,还要用他们的图纸来改造整个人类。
    Monticello的建筑完全是由杰斐逊自己设计的,站在Monticello前的草坪,穿过森林望见弗吉尼亚大学的Rotunda圆厅也是出自杰斐逊之手。Rotunda连同周围的两厢长廊构成了最初的弗吉尼亚大学,这个圆厅样的建筑在世界各地有着无数的翻版,甚至包括清华的大礼堂。午后Rotunda前的草坪上有人悠闲地躺着晒太阳,还有匆匆走过的摄影师赶着为新人抓拍夏日的阳光。

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    正佳_Juliawrote:
    占上沙发先~~~哦。。这就是5分硬币背后的故事啊~~~
    July 6

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