diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js
index 1dc1bd79ca..be44ef90a9 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ goog.require('goog.math.Vec2');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.ConditionType');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Drag');
+goog.require('ol.interaction.Interaction');
 
 
 
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ ol.interaction.DragRotateAndZoom.prototype.handleDrag =
   // map.withFrozenRendering but an assertion fails :-(
   if (goog.isDef(this.lastAngle_)) {
     var angleDelta = theta - this.lastAngle_;
-    view.rotate(map, view.getRotation() - angleDelta);
+    ol.interaction.Interaction.rotate(
+        map, view, view.getRotation() - angleDelta);
   }
   this.lastAngle_ = theta;
   if (goog.isDef(this.lastMagnitude_)) {
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateinteraction.js
index aa928d8beb..e922a31454 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateinteraction.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.ViewHint');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.ConditionType');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Drag');
+goog.require('ol.interaction.Interaction');
 
 
 /**
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ ol.interaction.DragRotate.prototype.handleDrag = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
     // FIXME supports View2D only
     goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(view, ol.View2D);
     map.requestRenderFrame();
-    view.rotateWithoutConstraints(map, view.getRotation() - delta);
+    ol.interaction.Interaction.rotateWithoutConstraints(
+        map, view, view.getRotation() - delta);
   }
   this.lastAngle_ = theta;
 };
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ ol.interaction.DragRotate.prototype.handleDragEnd = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   // FIXME supports View2D only
   var view = map.getView();
   goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(view, ol.View2D);
-  view.rotate(map, view.getRotation(), undefined,
+  ol.interaction.Interaction.rotate(map, view, view.getRotation(), undefined,
       ol.interaction.DRAGROTATE_ANIMATION_DURATION);
   view.setHint(ol.ViewHint.INTERACTING, -1);
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js b/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
index fd51b430a5..af3ab89131 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
@@ -43,3 +43,59 @@ ol.interaction.Interaction.pan = function(
     view.setCenter([currentCenter[0] + delta[0], currentCenter[1] + delta[1]]);
   }
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
+ * @param {ol.View2D} view View.
+ * @param {number|undefined} rotation Rotation.
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate=} opt_anchor Anchor coordinate.
+ * @param {number=} opt_duration Duration.
+ */
+ol.interaction.Interaction.rotate =
+    function(map, view, rotation, opt_anchor, opt_duration) {
+  rotation = view.constrainRotation(rotation, 0);
+  ol.interaction.Interaction.rotateWithoutConstraints(
+      map, view, rotation, opt_anchor, opt_duration);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
+ * @param {ol.View2D} view View.
+ * @param {number|undefined} rotation Rotation.
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate=} opt_anchor Anchor coordinate.
+ * @param {number=} opt_duration Duration.
+ */
+ol.interaction.Interaction.rotateWithoutConstraints =
+    function(map, view, rotation, opt_anchor, opt_duration) {
+  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(rotation)) {
+    var currentRotation = view.getRotation();
+    var currentCenter = view.getCenter();
+    if (goog.isDef(currentRotation) && goog.isDef(currentCenter) &&
+        goog.isDef(opt_duration)) {
+      map.requestRenderFrame();
+      map.addPreRenderFunction(ol.animation.rotate({
+        rotation: currentRotation,
+        duration: opt_duration,
+        easing: ol.easing.easeOut
+      }));
+      if (goog.isDef(opt_anchor)) {
+        map.addPreRenderFunction(ol.animation.pan({
+          source: currentCenter,
+          duration: opt_duration,
+          easing: ol.easing.easeOut
+        }));
+      }
+    }
+    if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(opt_anchor)) {
+      var center = view.calculateCenterRotate(rotation, opt_anchor);
+      map.withFrozenRendering(function() {
+        view.setCenter(center);
+        view.setRotation(rotation);
+      });
+    } else {
+      view.setRotation(rotation);
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/touchrotateinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/touchrotateinteraction.js
index ac43b51f5a..c0d2e696cc 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/touchrotateinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/touchrotateinteraction.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.style');
 goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.ViewHint');
+goog.require('ol.interaction.Interaction');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Touch');
 
 
@@ -86,7 +87,6 @@ ol.interaction.TouchRotate.prototype.handleTouchMove =
   this.lastAngle_ = angle;
 
   var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
-  var view = map.getView();
 
   // rotate anchor point.
   // FIXME: should be the intersection point between the lines:
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ ol.interaction.TouchRotate.prototype.handleTouchMove =
 
   // rotate
   if (this.rotating_) {
-    view.rotateWithoutConstraints(map, view.getRotation() + rotationDelta,
-        anchor);
+    var view = map.getView().getView2D();
+    ol.interaction.Interaction.rotateWithoutConstraints(map, view,
+        view.getRotation() + rotationDelta, anchor);
   }
 };
 
@@ -112,9 +113,10 @@ ol.interaction.TouchRotate.prototype.handleTouchEnd =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   if (this.targetTouches.length < 2) {
     var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
-    var view = map.getView();
+    var view = map.getView().getView2D();
     if (this.rotating_) {
-      view.rotate(map, view.getRotation(), undefined,
+      ol.interaction.Interaction.rotate(
+          map, view, view.getRotation(), undefined,
           ol.interaction.TOUCHROTATE_ANIMATION_DURATION);
     }
     view.setHint(ol.ViewHint.INTERACTING, -1);
diff --git a/src/ol/view2d.js b/src/ol/view2d.js
index 6dd6b333b7..1990114237 100644
--- a/src/ol/view2d.js
+++ b/src/ol/view2d.js
@@ -376,59 +376,6 @@ goog.exportProperty(
     ol.View2D.prototype.setRotation);
 
 
-/**
- * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
- * @param {number|undefined} rotation Rotation.
- * @param {ol.Coordinate=} opt_anchor Anchor coordinate.
- * @param {number=} opt_duration Duration.
- */
-ol.View2D.prototype.rotate =
-    function(map, rotation, opt_anchor, opt_duration) {
-  rotation = this.constrainRotation(rotation, 0);
-  this.rotateWithoutConstraints(map, rotation, opt_anchor, opt_duration);
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
- * @param {number|undefined} rotation Rotation.
- * @param {ol.Coordinate=} opt_anchor Anchor coordinate.
- * @param {number=} opt_duration Duration.
- */
-ol.View2D.prototype.rotateWithoutConstraints =
-    function(map, rotation, opt_anchor, opt_duration) {
-  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(rotation)) {
-    var currentRotation = this.getRotation();
-    var currentCenter = this.getCenter();
-    if (goog.isDef(currentRotation) && goog.isDef(currentCenter) &&
-        goog.isDef(opt_duration)) {
-      map.requestRenderFrame();
-      map.addPreRenderFunction(ol.animation.rotate({
-        rotation: currentRotation,
-        duration: opt_duration,
-        easing: ol.easing.easeOut
-      }));
-      if (goog.isDef(opt_anchor)) {
-        map.addPreRenderFunction(ol.animation.pan({
-          source: currentCenter,
-          duration: opt_duration,
-          easing: ol.easing.easeOut
-        }));
-      }
-    }
-    if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(opt_anchor)) {
-      var center = this.calculateCenterRotate(rotation, opt_anchor);
-      map.withFrozenRendering(function() {
-        this.setCenter(center);
-        this.setRotation(rotation);
-      }, this);
-    } else {
-      this.setRotation(rotation);
-    }
-  }
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
  * @param {number|undefined} resolution Resolution to go to.