Editing Bull Ring, Birmingham (section)

===Rotunda===
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A part of the James A. Roberts design for the first Bull Ring Shopping Centre included a 12-storey circular office block. However, upon revising his design this was increased to 25 storeys. As a result of this, plans for a revolving rooftop restaurant and a cinema were dropped. This became the [[Rotunda (Birmingham)|Rotunda]] and is a surviving component of the 1960s development. Due to problems during construction, the building never reached the intended height. Although never used, the revolving section remains in place due to the late decision to drop the restaurant from the plans.

The Rotunda has been converted into apartments by developers [[Urban Splash]]. Although located close to the development and constructed at the same time as the 1960s centre, it was not part of the development despite being included in the design.{{Clarify|date=March 2008}} A poem is engraved into one of the stones in the wall of the Bullring dedicated to the Rotunda. The public space to the front of both malls facing the High Street and New Street is named Rotunda Square after the building.

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