Parthenon was built to celebrate the Greek victory over the Persians.

This was in tune with 5th century ratio length=2.25 breadth. The Parthenon: Pronaos Naos Parthenon (Treasury) Opisthidomos o o o Stereobate - The temple on a conventional 3 steps. Each step was .5m (29inches) in height, hence intermediate steps were provided along the shorter sides. Stylobate The dimensions on the top steps stylobate is 30.9m X 69.5m Columns (Exterior) Number of Columns The front Faade has 8 columns (Octastyle) and the flanks had 17 columns. Location of columns - Peristyle (the Columns are located in a single layer along the periphery. The Columns on the exterior (Faade) are 1.9m (62) in diameter and 10.4m (343) in height. The proportion followed for the columns is height = 5 diameter The corner columns are slightly larger 63.5 in diameter The intercolumniation in the center is 1.2 diameter (7 11 ) and in the corner it is .9 diameter (5 9) The Parthenon has two hexastyle (6 nos.) Prostyle porches located in front of the Pronaos and Opisthidomos. In the Naos the Doric columns are smaller than the ones located in the exterior, the placed in two tiers to support the roof. Entablature Pediment.

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