rotunda

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He turns and gives her a smile after delivering that line inside the Capitol rotunda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Built in 1939 as the Floral Hall, the Ocean Room is a distinctive rotunda building, and for the past 50 years has operated as a night club and function venue.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

“President Kennedy, who at one point worked as a senator in this building and would often walk through this very rotunda, once said, ‘In a democracy, every citizen, regardless of interest in politics, holds office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

Given the limited space in the rotunda, an overflow room was set up in the Capitol Visitor Center.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

Bobby, accompanied by his mother, entered the high-ceilinged rotunda of the Grand Army Plaza library and was momentarily surprised by what he saw.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady