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- Rotunda (architecture)Rotunda (architecture)A rotunda is any building with a circular ground plan, sometimes covered by a dome. It can also refer to a round room within a building . The Pantheon in Rome is a famous rotunda. A Band Rotunda is a circular bandstand, usually with a dome...
, any building with a circular ground plan, often covered by a dome - Rotunda (script)Rotunda (script)The Rotunda is a specific medieval blackletter script. It originates in Carolingian minuscule. Sometimes, it is not considered a blackletter script, but a script on its own. It was used mainly in southern Europe.-Characteristics:...
, a specific medieval blackletter script - Pentagonal rotundaPentagonal rotundaIn geometry, the pentagonal rotunda is one of the Johnson solids . It can be seen as half an icosidodecahedron.The 92 Johnson solids were named and described by Norman Johnson in 1966.-Formulae:...
, a polyhedral solid formed from half an icosidodecahedron
Places:
- Rotunda of St. GeorgeArch and Tomb of GaleriusThe Arch of Galerius and the Rotunda are neighboring early 4th-century monuments in the city of Thessaloniki, in the region of Central Macedonia in northern Greece. The Rotunda is also known as the Church of Agios Georgios or the Rotunda of St...
, built as the "Tomb of Galerius" in Thessaloniki in 306 AD - Rotunda HospitalRotunda HospitalThe Rotunda Hospital is one of the three main maternity hospitals in the city of Dublin, the others being the The Coombe and The National Maternity Hospital...
, built as the "New Lying-In Hospital" in 1757 in Dublin, Ireland - Rotunda MuseumRotunda MuseumThe Rotunda Museum is one of the oldest purpose-built museums still in use in the United Kingdom. The curved grade II* listed building was constructed in 1829 as one of the country's first purpose-built museums...
, museum of geology in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. - The Ducal Rotunda of the Virgin Mary and St CatherineThe Ducal Rotunda of the Virgin Mary and St CatherineThe Ducal Rotunda of the Virgin Mary and St Catherine is Znojmo's most valuable monument, and features the oldest fresco in the Czech Republic.- External links :* *...
in ZnojmoZnojmoZnojmo is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, near the border with Lower Austria, connected to Vienna by railway and road . The royal city of Znojmo was founded shortly before 1226 by King Ottokar I on the plains in front of Znojmo Castle...
, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... - The Rotunda (University of Virginia)The Rotunda (University of Virginia)The Rotunda is a building located on The Lawn in the original grounds of the University of Virginia. It was designed by Thomas Jefferson to represent the "authority of nature and power of reason" and was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. Construction began in 1822 and was completed in 1826, after...
- The Rotunda (Hermann, Missouri), listed on the NRHP in MissouriNational Register of Historic Places listings in MissouriThis is a list of properties and historic districts in Missouri that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are NRHP listings all but one of Missouri's 114 counties and the one independent city of St. Louis....
- The D'Alemberte Rotunda Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, a structural and architectural pedagogue that is part of FSU's College of Law and center of its Village Green - Rotunda (Birmingham)Rotunda (Birmingham)The Rotunda is an iconic, cylindrical highrise building in Birmingham, England. The Grade II listed building is tall and was completed in 1965. It was refurbished between 2004 and 2008 by Urban Splash with Glenn Howells who turned it into a residential building with serviced apartments on 19th and...
, opened as "The Rotunda" in 1965 - United States Capitol rotundaUnited States Capitol RotundaThe United States Capitol rotunda is the central rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.. Located below the Capitol dome, it is the tallest part of the Capitol and has been described as its "symbolic and physical heart."...
, in Washington, D.C. - The Rotunda (Baltimore)The Rotunda (Baltimore)The Rotunda is a shopping mall in Baltimore, Maryland, located near the renowned neighborhoods of Roland Park, Hampden, and Charles Village, and near Johns Hopkins University. The mall was developed by Bernard Manekin who converted the 1920's Maryland Casualty Insurance Co. building, designed by...
, a mall located near Johns Hopkins University - Rotunda, OltRotunda, OltRotunda is a commune in Olt County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Rotunda....
, a commune in Olt CountyOlt CountyOlt is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia . The capital city is Slatina.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 489,274 and the population density was 89/km²....
, Romania - Rotunda, a village in CorbeniCorbeniCorbeni is a commune in Argeş County, south central Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Berindeşti, Bucşeneşti, Corbeni, Oeştii Pământeni, Oeştii Ungureni, Poienari, Rotunda and Tulburea....
Commune, Argeş CountyArges CountyArgeș is a county of Romania, in Wallachia, with the capital city at Pitești.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 652,625 and the population density was 95/km².*Romanians – 96%*Roma , and other.-Geography:...
, Romania - Rotunda, a village in BuzaBuza, ClujBuza is a commune in Cluj County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Buza and Rotunda.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census, Romanians made up 51.54% of the population, Hungarians made up 47.73% and Roma made up 0.71%....
Commune, Cluj CountyCluj CountyCluj ; is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.-Demographics:In 2007, it had a population of 692,316 and a population density of 104/km².*Romanians – 80%*Hungarians – 17.5%*Roma – 2.5%-Geography:...
, Romania - Rotunda, a village in DoljeştiDoljestiDoljeşti is a commune in Neamţ County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Buhonca, Buruieneşti, Doljeşti and Rotunda....
Commune, Neamţ CountyNeamt CountyNeamț is a county of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. It has three communes, Bicaz-Chei, Bicazu Ardelean and Dămuc in Transylvania.-Demographics:...
, Romania - Rotunda, a village administered by LiteniLiteniLiteni is a town located in Suceava County, Romania. Five villages are administered by the town: Corni, Roşcani, Rotunda, Siliştea and Vercicani.-References:...
town, Suceava CountySuceava CountySuceava is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia and few villages in Transylvania, with the capital city at Suceava.- Demographics :...
, Romania - Rotunda, EdineţRotunda, EdineţRotunda is a commune in Edineţ district, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Rotunda and Hlinaia Mică....
, a commune in Edineţ District, Moldova - The Rotunda (Woolwich)Rotunda (Woolwich)The Rotunda on Woolwich Common, in south-east London, is an artillery museum which was established in 1820. The building was originally a very large bell tent erected in St...
, a John NashJohn Nash (architect)John Nash was a British architect responsible for much of the layout of Regency London.-Biography:Born in Lambeth, London, the son of a Welsh millwright, Nash trained with the architect Sir Robert Taylor. He established his own practice in 1777, but his career was initially unsuccessful and...
building in Woolwich, London, UK, affiliated to FirepowerFirepower - The Royal Artillery MuseumFirepower: The Royal Artillery Museum is a military museum in Woolwich in south-east London, England, which tells the story of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and of the Royal Arsenal.-History:...
, the Royal Artillery museum - The Rotunda at Ranelagh GardensRanelagh GardensRanelagh Gardens were public pleasure gardens located in Chelsea, then just outside London, England in the 18th century.-History:The Ranelagh Gardens were so called because they occupied the site of Ranelagh House, built in 1688-89 by the first Earl of Ranelagh, Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital ,...
, London, a now demolished but once fashionable social meeting place and function room
People
- Ronald RotundaRonald RotundaRonald D. Rotunda is a U.S. legal scholar and professor of law at Chapman University School of Law. Rotunda's area of primary expertise is United States Constitutional law, and is the author of an influential legal treatise on the subject. He is also a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in...
- Mike RotundaMike RotundaLawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda is a former American professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the name Irwin R. Schyster or I.R.S. for short. He is currently signed with WWE working as a road agent and making occasional appearances on WWE shows as Irwin R...
- Kyndra Rotunda
- Windham RotundaWindham RotundaWindham Lawrence Rotunda is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE and is working as Husky Harris. Harris is competing in Florida Championship Wrestling , WWE's developmental territory....