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The Pantheon is a former Roman temple, now a Catholic church (Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres or Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs), in Rome, Italy, on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD). It was rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated around 126AD.
The building is cylindrical 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.[3] The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43 metres (142 ft).
It is one of the best-preserved of all Ancient Roman buildings, in large part because it has been in continuous use throughout its history.
The Oculus is home to 12 subway lines, the World Trade Centre station, and dozens of retailers, serving over a million people every week.
The main floor bustles with commuters, shoppers, and visitors, plus weekly programs, from farmers' markets and art exhibits to musical performances and retail events.
The Oculus has access points across the entire 16-acre World Trade Centre campus and is owned and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The Oculus was positioned as part of the World Trade Center masterplan by Daniel Libeskind and designed by Santiago Calatrava. The structure’s white metal-clad steel ribs reach up and out in a monumental move symbolic of a hand releasing a dove.
The structure's orientation serves as a lasting reminder of the attacks of September 11, 2001. It is in alignment with the sun’s solar angles on each September 11, from 8:46 am, when the first plane struck, until 10:28 am, when the second tower collapsed. Its central skylight fits this alignment and washes the Oculus floor with a beam of light.
The Oculus at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Manhattan, New York.
Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS
16mm; 1/200 sec; f/5.6; ISO 100
Another angle on my favourite building in New York...or anywhere else. The Oculus near the 9/11 Memorial.
World Trade Center Transportation Hub
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Location: Financial District, Manhattan, NYC
Style: Expressionist architecture
Concourse Height: 49 m (160 ft)
Year: 2016
A closer look at the Grand Avenue facing facade of The Broad. The veil's intriguing pattern is broken by an “oculus”.
Los Angeles; October 2022
in the cathedral of transit, sunlight carves quiet paths between ribs of steel. a child walks in rhythm with a guardian's steady step, their shadows tethered to the future, fleeting as the morning's beam.
The Oculus is the main station house of what is now known as the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, a terminal on the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) system. At 800,000 square feet, this space features a mezzanine, retail space, and access to the station's four underground platforms. In addition to this interior, the Oculus is known for its stark white, sculptural entryway. Together, these spaces perfectly balance function and form—one of Calatrava's key concerns when designing the site.(mymodernnet.com)
A collage of images that I took at The Oculus in New York City.
The views are what you see as you look up at the World Trade Center Station
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center_(PATH_station)