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The Ford Rotunda was a fondly remembered landmark designed by architect Albert Kahn for Ford's exhibit at the 1933-34 Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago. Kahn, who designed many Ford factories and buildings, gave the exterior grooved and stacked lines that suggested automobile gears. After the fair, the 110-foot-tall, 214-foot-wide building was reassembled in Dearborn, where it hosted meetings, banquets, auto exhibits, and seasonal displays for many years. Kahn's design accommodated the Ford Vision exhibit and allowed the building to be dismantled and reassembled. A fire destroyed the Rotunda in 1962.
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