Rotunda
noun
A large, round, usually domed building or room.
The university library is located in the rotunda on the main campus.
Often appears as...
- library rotunda
- capitol rotunda
noun
In anatomy, the area of the inner ear where the semicircular canals converge.
The rotunda is one of the central structures in the vestibular system.
Often appears as...
- vestibular rotunda
- inner ear rotunda
noun
In architecture, a round building or room, especially one with a dome.
The rotunda of the Pantheon in Rome is one of the most famous in the world.
Often appears as...
- architectural rotunda
- pantheon rotunda
noun
A large, round, usually domed building or room.
The university library is located in the rotunda on the main campus.
Often appears as...
- library rotunda
- capitol rotunda
noun
In anatomy, the area of the inner ear where the semicircular canals converge.
The rotunda is one of the central structures in the vestibular system.
Often appears as...
- vestibular rotunda
- inner ear rotunda
noun
In architecture, a round building or room, especially one with a dome.
The rotunda of the Pantheon in Rome is one of the most famous in the world.
Often appears as...
- architectural rotunda
- pantheon rotunda
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Common Buildings
Rotundas are often found in significant public buildings like libraries or museums.
The wedding reception was held in the city hall's impressive rotunda.
Pro Tip 2/3Circular Space
A rotunda provides a spacious circular area which can accommodate many people or exhibits.
Guests mingled in the rotunda during the gallery opening.
Pro Tip 3/3Dome Visibility
The domed roof of a rotunda is often visible from both inside and outside, creating a landmark.
The concert will be under the gold-topped rotunda downtown.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Buildings
Rotundas are often found in significant public buildings like libraries or museums.
The wedding reception was held in the city hall's impressive rotunda.
Pro Tip 2/3Circular Space
A rotunda provides a spacious circular area which can accommodate many people or exhibits.
Guests mingled in the rotunda during the gallery opening.
Pro Tip 3/3Dome Visibility
The domed roof of a rotunda is often visible from both inside and outside, creating a landmark.
The concert will be under the gold-topped rotunda downtown.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Buildings
Rotundas are often found in significant public buildings like libraries or museums.
The wedding reception was held in the city hall's impressive rotunda.
Pro Tip 2/3Circular Space
A rotunda provides a spacious circular area which can accommodate many people or exhibits.
Guests mingled in the rotunda during the gallery opening.
Pro Tip 3/3Dome Visibility
The domed roof of a rotunda is often visible from both inside and outside, creating a landmark.
The concert will be under the gold-topped rotunda downtown.
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and the very few that mark the history of slavery. And then he walked me to a hill. It overlooked the whole city. He pointed out the river and the train tracks where the largest domestic slave-trading port in America had once prospered. And then to the Capitol rotunda,
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Architecture that's...
and the very few that mark the history of slavery. And then he walked me to a hill. It overlooked the whole city. He pointed out the river and the train tracks where the largest domestic slave-trading port in America had once prospered. And then to the Capitol rotunda,
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Eric Greitens
American Politician
I was at this dinner for Rhodes Scholars. And we were in the Rhodes mansion, which is this fancy mansion on the Oxford campus. And I remember I looked up in the rotunda, and I saw that etched into the marble were the names of Rhodes Scholars who had left Oxford, and had fought and died in World War II.
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Gutzon Borglum
American Sculptor
Lincoln has been my first love, and as always with first loves, it fixed a standard. So I scaled sunlit heights with Lincoln and produced the colossal marble head in the rotunda of the capitol of the United States.
Quote examples
Eric Greitens
American Politician
I was at this dinner for Rhodes Scholars. And we were in the Rhodes mansion, which is this fancy mansion on the Oxford campus. And I remember I looked up in the rotunda, and I saw that etched into the marble were the names of Rhodes Scholars who had left Oxford, and had fought and died in World War II.
Quote examples
Gutzon Borglum
American Sculptor
Lincoln has been my first love, and as always with first loves, it fixed a standard. So I scaled sunlit heights with Lincoln and produced the colossal marble head in the rotunda of the capitol of the United States.
Example 1 of 2
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