Construction of the Rotunda Museum
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Title
Construction of the Rotunda Museum
Subject
Rotunda Museum
Slipher Building
Slipher Building
Description
The dome shape of the Rotunda Museum was made to resemble the planet Saturn with a ring above the doorway. The Rotunda Museum was originally used as a library for the Slipher building equipped with a Saturn chandelier hanging in the center.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1916 ca.
Format
Black and white photograph
Type
Image
Identifier
0563
Files
Collection
Reference
Unknown, Construction of the Rotunda Museum, 1916 ca.
Cite As
Unknown, “Construction of the Rotunda Museum,” Lowell Observatory Archives, accessed April 11, 2026, https://collectionslowellobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/1031.