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Dated around the early second century AD, it is one of the best preserved building of antiquity in the world, and testifies the superiority of Roman building techniques. Its dome, with its distinctive central hole, the “oculus”, is the biggest ever built in masonry. Location: Piazza della Rotonda.
31 sty 2018 · At to the top of the dome sits an opening, or oculus, 27 feet in width. The oculus, which has no covering, lets light—as well as rain and other weather—into the Pantheon.
The oculus is the circular opening at the very top of the Pantheon’s dome. It measures 9 meters in diameter and is the only source of natural light inside the Pantheon. But the oculus is more than just a skylight; it’s a symbol of the connection between the heavens and the earth.
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).
The oculus was used in Ancient Roman architecture, one of the finest examples being that in the dome of the Pantheon, Rome. Open to the weather, it allows rain and air to enter and fall to the floor, where it is carried away through drains.
14 wrz 2024 · The porch is conventional in design, but the body of the building, an immense circular space lit solely by the light that floods through the 27-foot (8-metre) “eye,” or oculus, opening at the centre of the dome, was revolutionary; possibly this was the first of several great buildings of antiquity that were designed to favour the interior ...
12 cze 2023 · At the top of the dome is the famous oculus, a 8.7 meter-wide circular opening that allows sunlight to enter the interior. This source of natural light creates a moving spectacle throughout the day, casting dramatic shadows that illuminate the interior in different ways.
