They created an Optical Illusion.
The way we see object in a specific area differs significantly depending on our distance and point of view when we see it.
To counteract it ( for example if they want the building to look nice in the picture), many architects create an optical Illusion and it will negate the effect of the distorsion
<span>Black codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War. Though the Union victory had given some 4 million slaves their freedom, the question of freed blacks’ status in the postwar South was still very much unresolved. Under black codes, many states required blacks to sign yearly labor contracts; if they refused, they risked being arrested, fined and forced into unpaid labor. Outrage over black codes helped undermine support for President Andrew Johnson and the Republican Party.</span>
A joint-stock company is a business entity in which shares of the company's stock can be bought and sold by shareholders.