from the ancient city of nimes, he writes to madame de tesse. "from morn to night, i have been nourished with the remains of roman grandeur." "were i to attempt to give you the news i should tell you stories 1,000 years old." now it appears before his eyes for the first time. his replica of this building that was put up in the time of the caesars is now coming into being again in the wilderness of virginia 4,000 miles away. in september, 1789, jefferson embarks for america, where he will continue to serve the new republic for 2 decades. on arrival, he learns that the nation's new capitol is to be carved out of the maryland and virginia forests on the banks of the potomac river. he immediately sends to the designer of washington maps of european cities he has collected on his trip. a stream of suggestions and ideas for the new city flows from jefferson's pen. recalling paris, he suggests that rows of poplar trees be planted along pennsylvania avenue, enhancing the grand boulevard that will link the executive and legislative branches of the new go

from the ancient city of nimes, he writes to madame de tesse. "from morn to night, i have been nourished with the remains of roman grandeur." "were i to attempt to give you the news i should tell you stories 1,000 years old." now it appears before his eyes for the first time. his replica of this building that was put up in the time of the caesars is now coming into being again in the wilderness of virginia 4,000 miles away. in september, 1789, jefferson embarks for america, where he will continue to serve the new republic for 2 decades. on arrival, he learns that the nation's new capitol is to be carved out of the maryland and virginia forests on the banks of the potomac river. he immediately sends to the designer of washington maps of european cities he has collected on his trip. a stream of suggestions and ideas for the new city flows from jefferson's pen. recalling paris, he suggests that rows of poplar trees be planted along pennsylvania avenue, enhancing the grand boulevard that will link the executive and legislative branches of the new go