ParthenonBelow you will find eight black and white images depicting the Parthenon of Athens, Greece. Included are restored and ruined views of this famous temple, as well as some details from friezes of the building and a floor plan. If you like these vintage illustrations of the Parthenon, ...
Perhaps none of the Parthenon’s mysteries stirs more debate than the gentle curves and inclinations engineered throughout much of its design. There is hardly a straight line to be found in the temple. Experts argue over whether these refinements were added to counter optical illusions. The eye ...
especially 32–34, and “The Temple as the Cathedral,” inAphrodisias Papers: Recent Work on Architecture and Sculpture, eds. Charlotte Roueché and Kenan T. Erim (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1990), 75–88; Angelos Chan