The Optical Illusions That Make the Parthenon Perfect

There is more to the Parthenon than meets the eye, as architects, archaeologists and art historians have long known. Now we hold up our own magnifying glass to the temple’s subtle secrets.

Looks certainly can be deceiving! Who would believe that, in fact, there are virtually no straight lines or right angles in the Parthenon? This enormous temple appears at first glance to be a giant rectilinear construction, all of whose lines are straight! And does it seem sensible to the rational mind that the base of the temple – its stepped pedestal or stylobate – is actually domed, not flat?

Watch this PBS Nova documentary and find out how they did it

Source: greece-is.com, PBS Nova, Ἑλλήνων Μνῆμες