The oculus of the Pantheon in Rome. It allows the rain to enter and fall to the floor, where it is carried away through drains. Moreover it makes the structure of the dome lighter together with its coffers and the use of lighter materials on the top. It is worth considering that almost two thousand years after it was built, Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. It is a monument where the beauty of geometry meets beauty of art. For example the height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43 meters
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holiday
Sirmione, Lake Garda, Italy -www.albertomesircaphoto.com
watermill
near Mantua, Italy - §§www.albertomesircaphoto.com
battlements shadows
shadows of the battlements of Palazzo Bonacolsi, Mantua, Italy -www.albertomesircaphoto.com
corridor with steps
Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, Italy - www.albertomesircaphoto.com
spirals, pinnacles and flying buttresses #2
Milan Cathedral, Milan, Italy - www.albertomesircaphoto.com
the old staring at the new
panorama from the Duomo in Milan Cathedral, Milan, Italy - www.albertomesircaphoto.com
the Hive #1
Fundamental to the Hive concept is the spherical void in the centre of the Hive, which allows people to walk inside and experience the sensory representation of the bees’ activity, Expo 2015, Milan, Italy - www.albertomesircaphoto.com
desert wind
coloration due to the sand in the wind coming from Africa, Rome, Italy - www.albertomesircaphoto.com
after the farmers market
Campo de Fiori, Rome, Italy - www.albertomesircaphoto.com
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