Every aspect of the Parthenon was built on a 9:4 ratio to make the temple completelely symmetrical. The architects also used visual tricks to counteract the laws of perspective.
The base of the temple is higher in the middle than at its edges. Each column leans inwards slightly and is thicker in the middle.
Erechtheion with its Porch of the Caryatids
(statues of women were used instead of columns)
Theatre of Dionysos
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