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Question: How does the parthenon represent the culmination of doric temple design!? !?
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I think it's because:

i) the base is not truly rectangular, the sides of the base (stylobate) are subtly curved!.

ii) the Doric columns are also subtly curved/swollen (this is called entasis)

From what I've studied, the subtlety of these first two design features make the Parthenon appear aesthetically pleasing from almost any vantage point!.

Then there's:

iii) "Its decorative sculptures are considered one of the high points of Greek art !.!.!. The ninety-two metopes were carved in high relief, a practice employed until then only in treasuries (buildings used to keep votive gifts to the gods)!. According to the building records, the metope sculptures date to the years 446-440 BC!. Their design is attributed to the sculptor Kalamis!."
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"The temple, wrote John Julius Norwich, "Enjoys the reputation of being the most perfect Doric temple ever built!. Even in antiquity, its architectural refinements were legendary, especially the subtle correspondence between the curvature of the stylobate, the taper of the naos walls and the entasis of the columns!."

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