Architecture

  • Parthenon

    ByDominik Szobak

    Here is a fact that stops most people cold: the Parthenon was not built with a single perfectly straight line. Every column leans slightly inward, every surface curves almost imperceptibly, and the entire structure bows gently upward at its center — all deliberate optical tricks engineered to make the building look absolutely flawless to the…

  • Pantheon

    ByDominik Szobak

    The Pantheon has stood virtually intact for nearly 1,900 years — and for more than 1,300 of those years, its extraordinary concrete dome was the largest in the entire world. No other ancient building on Earth can claim that kind of unbroken reign over human engineering. Quick Facts Artist: Unknown Year: 125 AD Medium: Architecture…