>to sdsu/e.d. alumnus, now instructor<
+DAVID FOBES+
(>artist/designer/scholar/
>dedicated friend of the first rank<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the blog now reaches 2000 viewers<
+PER MONTH+
>in ten different countries including<
>france, russia, japan, germany,uk,<
>hong kong, egypt, holland<
>switzerland and the usa<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GRATITUDE+
>to marianne conway ray who gave<
>me her msn2 equipment when we<
+RADIANT BRIDE+
>were married and puts up with<
>my 3 hour absence in the<
>middle of the night<
^^^^^^^^^^
+GRATITUDE+
>to all of you faithful viewers many<
>who have been w/ me since the<
+deGRUY NOLA+
>family research days when i was<
>delighted to find that thomas<
>jeffeson was vital to our<
+RAY & deGRUY+
>combined family history<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+RAY+
>via jefferson's >randolph< wife<
>(rays intermarried randolphs<
+VIRGINIA 18C+
>=my father randolph ray<)
+GRUY+
>via marquis lafayette/duplantier/<
>latrobe link acquiring foucher<
(+GRUY FAMILY+)
>plantation new orleans land<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CAREFUL RESEARCH REVEALED+
+JEFFERSON & DEGRUY DOMES+
(>inspired by same dome<
>at les halle in paris<)
+WERE BUILT AT SAME TIME+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>research revealed that jefferson,<
>latrobe, lafayette and degruy<
>all saw this dome in paris<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TONIGHT'S PHOTOS+
>please google.com (search)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+EUGENE RAY / DEGRUY+
+MONTICELLO+
^^^^^^^
>to comprehend the dynamic links<
>between jefferson & degruy<
>dome constructions<
^^^^^^^^^^
+THOMAS JEFFERSON ARCHITECT+
>please study five drawings<
>made by thomas jefferson<
>for his monticello dome<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#1)#2) +MONTICELLO+
>two front elevation studies by<
+THOMAS JEFFERSON+
>for the remodeling of monticello<
>adding the dome inspired by<
>the grain market dome in<
+P A R I S+
^^^^^
>note : jefferson while in france for
>official duties took an extended<
+1 7 8 O s+
>tour of the south of france<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+RENNES LE CHATEAU+
>with its degruy templar voisin links<
>of merovingian masons back to<
+NEW ORLEANS+
>(jefferson's french journal)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+I N S P I R E D+
>jefferson returned to virginia with<
+86 TRUNKS=FIVE YEARS+
+FRENCH CULTURE+
>hundreds of pounds of baggage<
>and a vision for a paradisial<
(+TEMPLAR DOME+)
>country plantation house<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>seen in two jefferson drawings<
>were the construction secret<
>of the jafferson & degruy<
>1790 DOMES+
^^^^^^^
(>it is possible that latrobe, architect<
>mason friend of jefferson advised<
+CAPITOL DOME+
>thomas jefferson on details<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SYNCHRONISTICALLY+
>i was unaware of this history when<
>i selected lamella construction<
(+SOUTHERN+
+PINE MANUAL+)
>for the lajolla silver ship<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the final version gave jefferson his<
>greatest architectural fame even<
>though he designed the<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+KING LOUIS PHILIPPE+
>head of the french freemason lodge<
+GRAND ORIENT+
>it is documented visited jefferson<
>and many freemasons in the<
>virginia area before<
^^^^^^^^^^
+STAYING ON THE FOUCHER-CIRCE+
+(DEGRUY FAMILY) PLANTATION+
+IN 1780s NEW ORLEANS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GO FIGURE+
^^^^^^
gene ray, lajolla, california
>eugene ray, mfa, architect<
>professor emeritus, sdsu<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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