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The Rotunda
150 New Street
Birmingham ENG United Kingdom
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Finished | 1965 | | Floor Count | 23 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | Architectural Style | | - modern | | Materials | | - glass | | - aluminium | | - concrete, reinforced |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Roof | | 266 ft | | | | | | | |
Description
- Architect: James Roberts
- Incorporations: Glenn Howells Architects, Urban Splash Ltd., The Birmingham Alliance.
- The Rotunda was Birminghams tallest building from 1965-1970.
- It was originally going to have a revolving restaurant on the top floor, but the idea was abandonned after the shell was built.
- An IRA bomb in 1974 damaged the building.
- It would be reclad and redeveloped from commercial offices to residential usage with full-height glazing and a double-height reception area and was given Grade II Listing by English Heritage in August 2000.
- The top of the tower is ringed by a 4m high illuminated sign which contains 50,400 light bulbs and turn the Bull Ring into Birmingham's answer to Times Square in New York City.
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