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Don't get too attached to "Square and Plumb" . . .
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 6:32 pm
by nuhobby
This guy has some fine woodworking projects, and very interesting articles. I'd heard several times that The Parthenon isn't totally square/plumb/regular. This set of articles (the Part III on "Parsing the Parthenon" is newest) really puts it in an interesting light:
http://thecarpentryway.blogspot.com/
Happy Woodworking!
Chris
Re: Don't get too attached to "Square and Plumb" . . .
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 10:00 pm
by Gene Howe
Very interesting read. Thanks, Chris.
Re: Don't get too attached to "Square and Plumb" . . .
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:29 pm
by rjent
That was fascinating.
Our first trip to Europe, I was pacing the distances of some of the "courtyards" and found that they were different widths (narrower at the back from the entrance). I asked our guide why and we were told that they did that to give the building a larger look. The back buildings were even shorter than the front. I wonder now, about the angle of the walls LOL.
Great post, thanks for sharing!