La Ronde (restaurant)
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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]