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What is the Stylobate?
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3 step platform that all Greek temples rest on.
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What is the symbolic meaning of the Parthenon?
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- Embodiment of the ideas of classical Greece (Order prevailing over chaos).
- Symbolic expression of their culture, embodies all that they stood for. - Perfection of the temple represents divine order. |
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Where is the Parthenon, when was it completed and what was inside the Parthenon?
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Located - Acropolis, Athens, Greece.
Completed - 432 BC What was inside - 40 ft good, wood and ivory statue of Athena |
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Why are most of the Parthenon elements curved and angled instead of just being interchangeable similar modules?
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Compensate for optical illusions to achieve perfection.
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What is the basis of the Proportional system on which the Parthenon was based and what is it called?
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Based on the human body
Golden Ratio |
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What is the Entasis and what does it express?
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Is the slight bulge of the column as they rise.
Represents the force holding up the temple (roof) |
