In Mosta, Malta, the Rotunda of Santa Marija Assunta is covered by a saucer dome. A rotunda is a term frequently applied to any large round building, often covered by a dome. It can also refer to a round room within a building (a famous example being within the US Capitol). The Pantheon in Rome is a famous rotunda. Several cities have buildings referred to as "the Rotunda", among them:
In geometry, the pentagonal rotunda is a polyhedral solid formed from half an icosidodecahedron.
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