What did the Greeks do to counteract the fact that the columns of their buildings did not appear to have uniform width from top

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NikAS [45]

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What did the Greeks do to counteract the fact that the columns of their buildings did not appear to have uniform width from top

to bottom?

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Trava [24] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-21T07:35:32+03:00

Trava [24]4 years ago

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They made an entasis, which is a small bulge in the middle of the column that helps create an optical illusion that they are straight and have uniform width.