"Beauty
isproducedbythepleasingappearanceandgoodtasteofthe whole,andbythedimensionsofallthepartsbeingdulyproportionedto eachother."
-Vitruvius
Renaissance Period
(14th - 17th century)
GreekPhilosophersassumedthathumanswerethemeasureofallthings; therefore,youwillfindthatbuildingsofthistimehavethesame proportionsasthosewithinthehumanbody.
You'llnoticeTriangles,Squares,andPolyhedraarethefoundationsof thesestructures,highlightingthemathematicallawusedtocreatethem, foundedbecauseitfoundabalancebetweenthehumanbodyandthe universe,whichwastheoverallmeaningbehindallthesebuildings.
By Rosie Stevenson