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Pantheon building is circular with a portico of large granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind) under a pediment. A rectangular vestibule links the porch to the rotunda, which is under a coffered concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) to the sky. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43.3 metres (142 ft).
Rome, Italy '13
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Originating in antiquity the 'oculus' is a circular opening resembling an eye in the center of a dome, cupola, or window. A feature of Byzantine and Neoclassical architecture, it is also known as an 'oeil-de-boeuf' or simply a "bull's-eye". The oculus was used by the Romans in the dome of the Pantheon and widely used in the architecture of the Byzantine Empire.
Standing in the lobby at the main entrance to the newly transformed and expanded San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, one only has to look up to see this impressive sky-lighted dome.
Oculus is a multi-function building in New York City, it's a shopping mall, subway station and connects to the 9/11 Memorial. Each of the ribs weigh ~56 tons.
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Designed to resemble a dove's wings from the exterior, the interior of The Oculus transportation hub is something out of a science fiction fantasy.
This oculus is found at Fulton Center transit hub in Manhattan New York City. It pulls natural light into the subway station.
Winged dove or beached whale carcass? These are just two of the descriptions being used for the $4 billion structure that encloses the World Trade Center Transportation hub in New York.
Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, I think it is a beautiful glass and steel structure. Consider it a modern - very modern - Grand Central station update. People still gaze in awe at Grand Central and people will still gaze at this structure for decades to come.