Use of the word ‘circumambulate’

Is this a correct usage of the word circumambulate?

“I circumambulated the building before finally entering.”

Thank you in advance for any help.

Solution 1:

Yes. Circumambulate, as a transitive verb, takes a direct object (what is being walked around).

That said, it's a large Latinate word built from circum- (around) and ambulate (walk). Stylistically, readers might wonder why you didn't use this alternative?

I walked around the building before entering.

Using circumambulate sounds far more technical or (as Merriam-Webster puts it) ritualistic. To some eyes or ears it will even be baffling, since it's not in everyone's vocabulary.