Rotunda Reborn

Videos about the historic renovation

Preservationists and construction crews are working to repair even the smallest details of the Rotunda.

Here’s how 16 intricately carved blocks of marble—each weighing more than three tons—were swapped out.

How do you excavate underneath a 200-year-old building that’s the centerpiece of a World Heritage site? Very, very carefully. And with lasers.

The discovery of a 6,500-gallon brick-and-cement cistern next to the Rotunda sheds new light on some of the history of the Grounds’ construction.

A close look at the preparations for phase two of the Rotunda renovation project.

See the Rotunda fire like you’ve never seen it before.

University photographer Dan Addison captured pictures of the new Rotunda roof and oculus during renovations.

A major Rotunda renovation is underway. Like the changing architecture of the Rotunda itself, the debris from previous renovations tells a story.