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Parthenon's main design proportion and its meaning

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posted on 1999-01-01, 00:00 authored by Anne. Bulckens
Defines the geometrical proportion that was used to design the Classical Parthenon of Athens. Through the exploration of Pythagorean theories, the symbolism of the numbers 4, 6, and 9, which make up the temple's geometrical proportion, is unraveled in order to reveal the meaning of the temple's design.

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eng

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 1999.

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xii, 269 leaves : ill., plans ; 30 cm.

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Ph.D.

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Faculty of Science

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Engineering and Built Environment

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    Parthenon (Athens, Greece) - Design and constructionAthens (Greece) - Buildings, structures, etc

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