Parthenon

the Parthenon and was made by the Greeks in a dedication to the goddess Athena, whom the citizens of Athens saw as their guardian. Besides the Parthenon means virgin that is the goddess Athena.

The Parthenon was built between the four hundred and forty seven and four hundred and thirty eight B.C.E. it sculptural decoration was finish around the fourth hundred and thirty two B.C.E Even larger that the temple of Zeus at Olympia, the building combine the Doric order of its columns, Seventeen in one side and eight on the ends with some ionic features. It also had continuous running frieze inside the outer colonnade, at the top of the temple wall and inner colonnades. The design incorporates some refinements intended to prevent any sense of monotony of heaviness and gives the building and air of richness and grace. Like earlier Doric column, those of the Parthenon are thickest at the point one third from the base and then the top, a device called entasis. In addition, all the columns tilt slightly toward each other. The columns also at the corner are thicker and closer together than the others, and the entablature leans outward. The seemingly flat floor is not flat at all but convex.

The religious meaning that the Parthenon had for the Greek been acculturated from the Sumerians and Egyptians. It was use to work ship the God or Goddess. They were dedicated to a specific god or goddess. Athena was the main temple. The Parthenon was facing to the east were the sun came out. For the Greek sun represent life. As the sun rise up a priest will open the doors for the sun to come inside the Parthenon and illuminated the statue of the God or Goddess reflecting on the town. Inside the temple everything was magical. Gates by some mechanism will open by itself in order to make people think that the God or Goddess opened. Also magnets were used t move gold over the ceiling.