They say of the Acropolis where the Parthenon is...

[timacx]

All the apparently straightlines of the Parthenon are, in truth, slightly curved -- but the architects knew these lines would give the impression of being correctly linear. To compensate for the eye's tendency to see a column as thinner in the middle, the designers bowed each column. The columns were also slanted inward slightly. In a final

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[shesnotallthere]

Hee! I love you a little for ferreting this out.

And it's so Alice in Wonderland...everything has to be what it isn't in order to be what it is.

[pinkrose1098]

very ture - it even extends to the base. the steps slope upward in the middle to also give the impressions of a completely straight line.