Rotunda, Birmingham
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Rotunda, Birmingham is a landmark cylindrical high-rise building in Birmingham, England, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and prominent position in the city centre skyline.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rotunda Birmingham | 1 |
| Rotunda refurbishment, Birmingham | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect | James A. Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 52.477°N 1.895°W ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developer | Birmingham City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorAreaType | mixed-use ⓘ |
| hasConstructionType | reinforced concrete frame ⓘ |
| hasLandmarkStatus | iconic Birmingham building ⓘ |
| hasLocalNickname | The Rotunda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
glass ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | B2 ⓘ |
| hasRefurbishmentUse | city-centre apartments ⓘ |
| hasRetailBrandPresence | ground-floor shops ⓘ |
| hasTopFloorUse | penthouse apartments ⓘ |
| hasUse |
residential apartments
ⓘ
retail units ⓘ |
| hasView | Birmingham city skyline ⓘ |
| height |
266 feet
ⓘ
81 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| inception | 1965 ⓘ |
| isPartOfUrbanArea | West Midlands conurbation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | many parts of Birmingham city centre ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Birmingham city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | New Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby | Birmingham New Street railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive cylindrical form
ⓘ
modernist façade ⓘ prominent position in Birmingham skyline ⓘ |
| numberOfFloorsAboveGround | 25 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Bullring Limited Partnership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bullring complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovationArchitect | Urban Splash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| underwentRenovation | 2004–2008 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rotunda refurbishment, Birmingham
this entity surface form:
Rotunda Birmingham