{"id":52385,"date":"2021-03-05T13:56:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=52385"},"modified":"2021-03-05T13:56:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:56:12","slug":"the-eight-columns-on-the-facade-of-the-parthenon-on-the-acropolis-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2021\/03\/05\/the-eight-columns-on-the-facade-of-the-parthenon-on-the-acropolis-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eight Columns on the Fa\u00e7ade of the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Seeing the Parthenon during our trip to Athens, Greece was certainly one of the most interesting sites that we visited. At night, the Parthenon was lit up so that it can be seen from all around the city. The fact that there are eight<\/a> columns on the fa\u00e7ade and seventeen columns on the flanks was done very specifically by the ancient Greeks. They wanted to conform to the 9:4 ratio that was a common design in the days that the Parthenon was built. This ratio governs the relationship between the vertical and horizontal proportions. It is also true of the relationship of the spacing between the columns to the height of the columns. Obviously, geometry was extremely important to the ancient Greeks and it is fascinating to see how they applied this to their lives and to the monuments that they created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking Up at the Parthenon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Parthenon from the Distance to Get a Sense of the Proportions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Parthenon and the Acropolis at Sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Different View of the Parthenon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Even the Zappeion Mansion has Eight Columns at the Entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Standing in Front of the Parthenon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seeing the Parthenon during our trip to Athens, Greece was certainly one of the most interesting sites that we visited. At night, the Parthenon was lit up so that it can be seen from all around the city. The fact that there are eight columns on the fa\u00e7ade and seventeen columns on the flanks was … <\/p>\n

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