Precision of Ancient Architecture

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PRECISION OF ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE

Pantheon

Pyramids of Giza

Parthenon

Architecture is used as a way to demonstrate the state of a community

and

its

embodied

values.

Therefore,

humans

needed to make their structures as precise as possible through advancements in technology and knowledge in order to show others how successful and strong they were, and to fit to their social or religious needs. Many structures were aligned to the c a r d i n a l p o i n t s o r t h e s u n ’s p a t h , a n d s o m e w e n t a s f a r a s t o make minor adjustments to each aspect of the building to make Hagia Sophia

i t l o o k p e r fe c t fo r t h e e y e ’s p e r c e p � o n .


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