Why isn’t the Parthenon straight? New research challenges the long-held idea that its famous curves were designed to correct optical illusions.

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A #Mathematician Just Debunked a #Parthenon Myth

The structure's famed optical illusions are, in fact, an illusion.

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Centuries Ago, an Architect Characterized the Parthenon’s Curves as a Clever Optical Illusion. Now, a Mathematician Begs to Differ: In the first century B.C.E., Vitruvius wrote that the Acropolis’ largest temple was… @SmithsonianMag #Parthenon #Vitruvius #Architecture #OpticalIllusion #Mathematics

The #Parthenon's Famous Optical Illusion May Itself Be an Illusion, Study Shows

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A UK mathematician debunks a myth around the Parthenon’s optical illusions.

A study by Prof. Alain Goriely at the University of Oxford challenges the belief that the temple’s curves were designed to correct optical il…

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A couple images of the #Parthenon in #Nashville. One is a straight black and white and the other is 3 images combined to make a trichromatic color image. Both were taken using my

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