Editing Oculus (architecture) (section)

===Byzantine===
The oculus was widely used in the architecture of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. It was applied to buildings in [[Syria]] in the 5th and 6th centuries and again in the 10th century. In [[Constantinople]]'s [[Bodrum Mosque|Myrelaion Church]] (c. 920), there are two oculi above the [[stringcourse]] on both lateral facades.<ref name="ĆurčićJohnson2012">{{cite book|last1=Ćurčić|first1=Slobodan |last2=Johnson|first2=Mark Joseph |last3=Ousterhout|first3=Robert G. |last4=Papalexandrou|first4=Amy |title=Approaches to Byzantine Architecture and Its Decoration: Studies in Honor of Slobodan Ćurčić |url={{GBurl|id=b5eKujogjYAC|p=148}} |access-date=24 January 2013 |date=1 January 2012 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |isbn=978-1-4094-2740-7 |pages=148–}}</ref>