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Ancient Greek architects were on to something when they built the Parthenon with subtle curves and no right angles. While it remains debatable, some scholars argue that these features were intended to counter the brain's tendency to see optical illusions. http://www.pbs.org/nova/parthenon
Watch "Secrets of the Parthenon" Tuesday, January 29 at 8pm ET/PT on PBS (check local listings). Or join us online at http://www.pbs.org/nova/parthenon "Secrets of the Parthenon" is a Providence Pictures production for NOVA and WGBH Boston in association with Studio International and ARTE France
. Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Additional funding for "Secrets of the Parthenon" is provided by The Solow Art and Architecture Foundation. To learn more, visit http://www.p
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i love nova! please ... ( 11 months ago by videogamer321)
i love nova! please keep posting!
Looks interesting. ... ( 11 months ago by RatkoUSA)
Looks interesting. I'll be back on the 30th.
Literally the DNA? ( 11 months ago by dylanotto)
Literally the DNA?
hey, that was ... ( 10 months ago by olsdude)
hey, that was exactly what I thought. Does this woman understand what literally means? I mean, isn't it the exact opposite of what she should be saying? She should have said "what we have here is kinda like the DNA of the Parthenon"
Array ( 10 months ago by m1sterh0tsauc3)
pretty cool
NOVA delivers once again!
i watch this one tv ... ( 10 months ago by animefreak114)
i watch this one tv it fully is is so cool like its a hairs with diffrent on each pillar and stuff like that is really cool
I think she means, ... ( 9 months ago by Konko123)
I think she means, like the DNA is the template for each new strand, the temple is the template for the Parthenon
apparently the word ... ( 9 months ago by dylanotto)
apparently the word "literally" can literally mean it's opposite. I will relent from my anger.
Okay, didn't get ... ( 9 months ago by Konko123)
Okay, didn't get that but sure.
nice optical ... ( 6 months ago by jarelchico)
nice optical illusions, interesting.
the found the ... ( 3 months ago by gilbertobesanko)
the found the technique of the method descovered on the temple of apolos in now turky the ilusion was inteded they found the grids also the gaps wer 1/32 of a mill apart and the temple was built on a golden ratio and other ratios it was a very hard construction they are finding it dificult to resore its taking thwm 10 years even with the modern technology we have today the greeks of old were more precise with there cuting of stone
She meant " ... ( 3 months ago by MAKEDANOS)
She meant "literally" in a figurative sense. ;P
its all about the ... ( 12 hours ago by sn1pe352)
its all about the golden ratio the building is a microcosmos



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