447-438 BC: Parthenon

447-438 BC

Parthenon (Classical) in Athens, Greece

The Parthenon is the largest Doric Greek temple at the Acropolis of Athens built at the Age of Pericles. The temple has the height of 30.88 meters and the width of 69.5 meters and many features of the construction used a 4:9 ratio like the diameter to space between columns, the height to width of the Parthenon, and the width to length of the inner cells. To make the Parthenon seem perfectly straight and light, the columns lean slightly inward. All designs were considered to make the temple as symmetrical and seamless as possible.

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