rotunda

[US]/rə(ʊ)'tʌndə/
[UK]/ro'tʌndə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.circular hall;circular building

Phrases & Collocations

grand rotunda

imposing rotunda

domed rotunda

Example Sentences

He scraped with his foot and flapped his arms like a rooster about to crow, and the bandsmen sitting in the green rotunda blew out their cheeks and glared at the music.

The museum has a beautiful rotunda.

The rotunda is often used for special events.

The rotunda is decorated with intricate designs.

Visitors gathered in the rotunda to admire the artwork.

The rotunda provides a grand entrance to the building.

The rotunda features a stunning dome.

The rotunda is a popular spot for taking photos.

The rotunda symbolizes unity and harmony.

The rotunda offers a panoramic view of the city.

The rotunda is a focal point of the building.

Real-world Examples

The rotunda, the round part, we wouldn't really see in antiquity.

Source: Khan Academy Open Course: Art and History

She installed artificial rivers, a rotunda, and a series of what appeared to be rustic cottages.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Up this...set of stairs, which is part of the original...part of the museum, into the grand rotunda.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2023 Collection

Heading toward the Sainsbury Gallery, which means going through the big rotunda.

Source: Freakonomics

I know what a rotunda is! You can't be here.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 4

Presidents, for example, when they die are often placed in the rotunda to lie in state.

Source: 2015 English Cafe

Because it does look like a regular Greek or Roman temple but when you get inside, that's when you notice that there's actually a rotunda.

Source: Khan Academy Open Course: Art and History

President Biden and members of Congress paid their respects as slain Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick lay in honor in the Capitol rotunda.

Source: AP Listening Compilation February 2021

Instead, the university was designed around a library housed in this rotunda, a one-fourth sized model of the Pantheon in Rome.

Source: VOA Standard February 2013 Collection

It means his casket will be on display at the rotunda of the capitol where the public can pay their final respects to the late Senator.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

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