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La Ronde was a restaurant [1] in Honolulu, [2] Hawaii. Built in 1961 [3] and designed by John Graham, [4] it was the first revolving restaurant in the United States [5] (preceding the " Eye of the Needle" restaurant in Seattle) and the third [6] [7] of its kind (after [8] [9] the Florian Tower and the Cairo Tower) in the world. The restaurant is now closed.
The restaurant was situated at 1441 [2] Kapi'olani Boulevard [4] in the Ala Moana district of Honolulu. It was located on the 23rd floor [5] [1] of the Ala Moana Building, [10] adjacent to the Ala Moana Complex shopping center.
The restaurant was 72 ft (22 m) in diameter with a 16-foot-wide (4.9 m) revolving carousel which rotated around a fixed core [4] and had a seating capacity of 162 guests. The office building has a total height of 25 floors and 298 ft (91 m) [2] including an observation deck at the top. [4] The rotational speed was 1 rotation per hour. [3]
The building was designed by John Graham Jr. [10] of the architectural firm John Graham & Company. The building was completed in 1960 [10] and inaugurated 21 November [5] [1] 1961. [3] At that time, it was the highest building [3] in Honolulu.
Graham received a patent for the revolving design in 1964 (US patent No. 3125189 [11]). Later, the restaurant was renamed "Windows of Hawaii" [4] but closed completely [3] in the mid-1990s. [4] The premises were converted to office space, and the floor was welded into place. [1]
There was another revolving restaurant in Hawaii, called Top of Waikiki. It was closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]
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La Ronde was a restaurant [1] in Honolulu, [2] Hawaii. Built in 1961 [3] and designed by John Graham, [4] it was the first revolving restaurant in the United States [5] (preceding the " Eye of the Needle" restaurant in Seattle) and the third [6] [7] of its kind (after [8] [9] the Florian Tower and the Cairo Tower) in the world. The restaurant is now closed.
The restaurant was situated at 1441 [2] Kapi'olani Boulevard [4] in the Ala Moana district of Honolulu. It was located on the 23rd floor [5] [1] of the Ala Moana Building, [10] adjacent to the Ala Moana Complex shopping center.
The restaurant was 72 ft (22 m) in diameter with a 16-foot-wide (4.9 m) revolving carousel which rotated around a fixed core [4] and had a seating capacity of 162 guests. The office building has a total height of 25 floors and 298 ft (91 m) [2] including an observation deck at the top. [4] The rotational speed was 1 rotation per hour. [3]
The building was designed by John Graham Jr. [10] of the architectural firm John Graham & Company. The building was completed in 1960 [10] and inaugurated 21 November [5] [1] 1961. [3] At that time, it was the highest building [3] in Honolulu.
Graham received a patent for the revolving design in 1964 (US patent No. 3125189 [11]). Later, the restaurant was renamed "Windows of Hawaii" [4] but closed completely [3] in the mid-1990s. [4] The premises were converted to office space, and the floor was welded into place. [1]
There was another revolving restaurant in Hawaii, called Top of Waikiki. It was closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]