Oculus

• Oculus means eye in latin.
• The Oculus of the Pantheon in Rome, is a hole at the top of its Dome which lets sunlight in, as there are no windows.

The Oculus of the Pantheon

• The Oculus is 30 Roman Feet in diameter.
• Rainfall that enters the Oculus and falls into the Pantheon, is removed by drains.
• The shaft of Sunlight entering the Oculus, rotates in the opposite direction to the direction of travel by the Sun.

Pantheon. Rome