Detroit rotunda

So he turned to his favorite architect, Albert Kahn, who was known for his functional yet elegant architectural designs in Detroit and on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor.

Photo credit: gorillasdontblog. The Ford Pavilion and the Ford Exposition Building, as it was called then, was feet long with a story glass rotunda at its center.

Nine thousand floodlights, hidden around the circular exterior, bathed the building in a rainbow of colors. From the center of the building, beams of light were projected into the sky that, on a clear night, could be seen for 20 miles. During the two years the fair ran, the Ford Pavilion was visited by over 12 million visitors.

The building was renamed Ford Rotunda. The biggest draw was the annual Christmas displays during the holidays. Email Us: info rotundacleaning. Commercial Cleaning and Maintenance Combining award-winning training and top-of-the-line equipment, Rotunda Cleaning Company will keep your facility in exemplary condition. High Volume Traffic Areas Rotunda Cleaning Company can tackle those high volume traffic areas leaving your staff, clients and customers with peace-of-mind knowing that your facility is providing them with a safe and clean environment.

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The Word on the Street I was searching for a new cleaning company; I used the web and found five cleaning companies in my area. All rights reserved. The Rotunda became the 5th most visited tourist destination in the United States.

This building lead a full and vibrant life, full of many stories worth telling that we are skipping here for the unfortunate sake of brevity—. Specifically, a geodesic roof. The Rotunda, as far as we can tell, was the first time maker-at large-Buckminster Fuller, or Bucky Fuller, was commissioned to put his new patent for the geodesic dome to use.

And it was sort of an accident. Originally plans for the roof of the courtyard were costly and required bulky materials. For example, in , he built the first prototype for the Dymaxion car, a spaceship of an automobile made for land, water, and air. It got 30 miles to the gallon. At the end of WW11, Bucky finally felt the world was ready for a future of cheap and efficient living! The campaign was hard fought and bitter. For the first time, On November 8, , Northern voters overwhelmingly endorse the leadership and policies of President Abraham Lincoln when they elect him to a second term.

With his re-election, any hope for a negotiated settlement with the Confederacy vanished. He was unharmed. Live TV. This Day In History.

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