To counteract the apparent distortions of perspective in the Parthenon, the architects who designed it actually created a (n) ___ illusion.

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Russell Clarke

2 November, 05:23

To counteract the apparent distortions of perspective in the Parthenon, the architects who designed it actually created a (n) ___ illusion.

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Optical illusion. Tall columns that are paralell appear to lean in toward one another at the top. The designers of the parthenon were aware of this phenomenon and adjusted their design to compensate for it.