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IntroductionThe Greeks were so much interested in designing and arts. Parthenon was a temple that was at the pinnacle of Acropolis. It was built during the golden age as a dedication their goddess. It was built during the reign of Pericles. Parthenon represents the Doric temple in a way that appears to be pleasing from virtually every point of view.
The base of the temple is not fully rectangular but slightly resembles a rectangle. Its sides known as sylobates were slightly curved. The columns of the Doric are also slightly swollen a scenario they term as entasis. These two features make the Parthenon to appear extremely beautiful and pleasing. It has decorative sculptures which were considered to be the highest point of the Greek art. It has 92 metopes that carved in relief (Mann, 2006). Until the time of its construction this was a design that was used only in buildings that were used to keep ritual gifts to the deities. The temple was changed to a church and later to a mosque, when Greece was prevailed over by the Ottomans in the fifteenth century. The Parthenon temple enjoys the status of being the best Doric temple ever constructed.
Successful completion of the designing and construction of the Parthenon reflected a high point of advancement of the Greeks architect designs. Various designs were incorporated to produce perfect proportions. The architects finally after trying for a long time managed to design a structure which had perfect proportions. Its design is a perfect answer for their quest to obtain perfect proportions in Doric design. The Greeks believed that humans are a measure of things and they should be able to represent the perfect ideas that they have in form of art. The Parthenon and other architectural designs made Athens to be a symbol of the Greek culture.
References
Mann, E., & Lee, Y. (2006). The Parthenon. New York: Mikaya Press.
