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THE ACROPOLIS: PARTHENON
by Pakistaniguy
The Temple consisted of Eight Columns at either end and 17 on each side. To achieve perfact form, its lines were ingeniously curved in order to counteract inharmonious optical illusions. As a result the foundations are slightly concave and the columns slightly convex, to make both look straight. There was 92 metopes, 44 statues and a frieze, which went all the way around Parthenon.
Directions: Just after Propylaia. It is in the middle of the Acropolis and visible from everywhere in the city.
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