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Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchVideotron.ca> wrote in
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>> I was thinking of how temple columns were tapered, but you are now at
>> the limit of my knowledge.
>
> And at the limit of my interest! (eg: I won't Google on this one).
>
>

The greeks did two things I know of.

1. The tapered the columns. Simple even width columns does not look
as good as tapered. Modern architecture has them - but we are used
to it. So we don't mind

2. Beams shall be slightly bent - highest at the middle. Perfectly straight
beams look slightly bent down. Thats an illusion. But the illusion can
can be nullified by the greek trick. The same goes here. We don't care.


/Roland

 

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> Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchVideotron.ca> wrote in
> news:cutabf$sjg$3@inews.gazeta.pl:
>
>>> I was thinking of how temple columns were tapered, but you are now at
>>> the limit of my knowledge.
>>
>> And at the limit of my interest! (eg: I won't Google on this one).
>>
A good example of this is the Taj Mahal. (No, I know it's not Greek)
where the architect was obsessed with perfection. From the Turrets to the
inlaid decorationit was designed to cateer for perspective.
It's utterly brilliantly executed and you have to reach out and touch to
convince your brain that your eyes have been deceived.