Charles Booth
Professor Warner
Greek Roman Humanities
11-25-2014
Golden Age Architecture of Greece
The Second half of the 5th century B.C. was the Golden Age of Greece. During this time frame some of the most beautiful art and architecture were created. This was due to the minds of the scholars that lived during this age. It was also during this period that geometry and its Golden Ratio inspired many brilliant minds to craft some of the most fascinating artifacts in existence today, and with these new algorithmic ideals to work with, many of the structures that still stand today are an example of these engineering wonders. The Golden Ratio was used to create many architectural, and artistic wonders of Greece, and it has also been …show more content…
Three architects “Ictinus, Callicrates, and Phidias” built the Parthenon. These architects applied mathematical principles to create the “perfect” building. These principles today are known as the Golden Ratio or Phi. The Parthenon was a tremendous example Greek ingenuity and proportion. Scholars are still stunned by the logical and harmonious ratios that the building and its various parts display. This exquisite beauty was achieved using a dynamic rectangle. Like many Greek temples of its time, the Parthenon used the “root five rectangle,” a rectangle with an irrational side, the square root of 5. The surrounding pillars were an example of "number" applied: 8 pillars in front, an even number, as Pythagoras had advised, so no central posts would block the view; but 17 pillars on each side, where it was all right to have an odd number (Diggins). Some of the lines on the Parthenon were deliberately curved and slanted. This created an optical illusion that distorted the viewer into seeing pure perfection, working in favor with the ideal of the Golden …show more content…
If you look at the length and the width of the painting itself, you’ll see that it is a Golden Rectangle. Looking at the painting a little more in depth you’ll also notice that Mona Lisa’s face also fits into a rectangle (from top of forehead to base of chin, and from cheek to cheek.). Divide that rectangle and you can see that it meets in her eyes(horizontal divider). Also if you look the body area of the painting, you will notice that it can be divided from the neck to below the hands. This will give you three rectangles as well. (Golden
Professor Warner
Greek Roman Humanities
11-25-2014
Golden Age Architecture of Greece
The Second half of the 5th century B.C. was the Golden Age of Greece. During this time frame some of the most beautiful art and architecture were created. This was due to the minds of the scholars that lived during this age. It was also during this period that geometry and its Golden Ratio inspired many brilliant minds to craft some of the most fascinating artifacts in existence today, and with these new algorithmic ideals to work with, many of the structures that still stand today are an example of these engineering wonders. The Golden Ratio was used to create many architectural, and artistic wonders of Greece, and it has also been …show more content…
Three architects “Ictinus, Callicrates, and Phidias” built the Parthenon. These architects applied mathematical principles to create the “perfect” building. These principles today are known as the Golden Ratio or Phi. The Parthenon was a tremendous example Greek ingenuity and proportion. Scholars are still stunned by the logical and harmonious ratios that the building and its various parts display. This exquisite beauty was achieved using a dynamic rectangle. Like many Greek temples of its time, the Parthenon used the “root five rectangle,” a rectangle with an irrational side, the square root of 5. The surrounding pillars were an example of "number" applied: 8 pillars in front, an even number, as Pythagoras had advised, so no central posts would block the view; but 17 pillars on each side, where it was all right to have an odd number (Diggins). Some of the lines on the Parthenon were deliberately curved and slanted. This created an optical illusion that distorted the viewer into seeing pure perfection, working in favor with the ideal of the Golden …show more content…
If you look at the length and the width of the painting itself, you’ll see that it is a Golden Rectangle. Looking at the painting a little more in depth you’ll also notice that Mona Lisa’s face also fits into a rectangle (from top of forehead to base of chin, and from cheek to cheek.). Divide that rectangle and you can see that it meets in her eyes(horizontal divider). Also if you look the body area of the painting, you will notice that it can be divided from the neck to below the hands. This will give you three rectangles as well. (Golden