the formal language of jefferson's architecture is as direct and precise as the words of the declaration of independence. and that the magical correctness of the proportions became his distinguishing hmong jefferson new and great kid ma the architecture of ancient rome and he was deeply impressed by its adaptation in the work of the italian renaissance architect andrea palladio as a self-taught architect jefferson adopted pullout is neo classicism as a sort of religion jefferson referred to pay for books of architecture as his bible to jefferson the neoclassical forms seemed to be universal and eternal on these foundations which had in his words the approbation of thousands of yes' he wanted to base the architecture of the new one.