A ballroom became an artillery museumSourced
It began as a temporary ballroom.
Then it was moved and became a museum.
London's Rotunda was built in 1814 for royal celebrations as a temporary ballroom. After the festivities, it was dismantled in 1818 and moved to Woolwich. Rebuilt as a permanent structure, it opened as an artillery museum in 1820.
A one-off party venue
found a much longer second life.
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