rotunda

• Nom désignant un bâtiment à plan circulaire surmonté d'un dôme, ou une grande salle ronde, souvent présente dans des contextes publics ou architecturaux.

A noun referring to a building with a circular plan and a dome, or a large circular room, often found in public or architectural contexts.

1. Circular building with a domeB2formal

   A building that has a circular floor plan and is topped with a dome.

   Rotonde (édifice circulaire à dôme)

   • The ancient rotunda stood in the center of the city.
   • The museum's rotunda is a popular tourist attraction.
   • They held the ceremony in the grand rotunda of the capitol.

2. Large circular roomB2formal

   A spacious room that is circular in shape, often found in public buildings.

   Rotonde

   • The rotunda of the library is used for exhibitions.
   • Guests gathered in the hotel's elegant rotunda for the reception.
   • The rotunda features a beautiful fresco on its ceiling.