rotunda
noun
ro·tun·da
rō-ˈtən-də 
1
: a round building
especially
: one covered by a dome
2
a
: a large round room
b
: a large central area (as in a hotel)
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We stood inside the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building.
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The official medallion ceremony includes the unveiling of a bronze plaque that will hang in the museum’s rotunda, alongside the renderings of its existing 152 members, including Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and Reba McEntire.
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024
The façade and instantly recognizable rotunda were restored in collaboration with the Landmarks Preservation Commission of New York, and it’s connected to the new tower by way of a sweeping central lobby.
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Jil Sander continued its pursuit of organic and rounded silhouettes that cocoon the body, which was presented in a rotunda enclosed by curved screens that exhibited the quiet beauty of the alpine peaks.
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—Paula Conway, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024
The façade and instantly recognizable rotunda were restored in collaboration with the Landmarks Preservation Commission of New York, and it’s connected to the new tower by way of a sweeping central lobby.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Jil Sander continued its pursuit of organic and rounded silhouettes that cocoon the body, which was presented in a rotunda enclosed by curved screens that exhibited the quiet beauty of the alpine peaks.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 20 Oct. 2024
The playful relaxation begins by making a wish at the wishing well in the grand bronze rotunda.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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rotunda
noun
ro·tun·da
rō-ˈtən-də
1
: a round building
especially
: one covered by a dome
2
a
: a large round room
b
: a large central area (as in a hotel)
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