7. In fact, many of the ideas behind the design also came from the architect Andrea Palladio, who lived in the sixteenth century and who had a great influence on the architecture.

9. Monticello's elevation made the transportation of what was needed at the house, for example, food, especially difficult.

11. There really is no boundary between the house and the nature around it, and so Jefferson was able to look out on his beloved state of Virginia from this wonderful vantage point.