GR in architecture

Teamshape: Dorian,Ugo,Mathieu

1) The pentagon

The Department of Defense(pentagon) is a building located Arlington in Virginia in USA. The golden ratio use to build star, the star build pentagon.

2) parthénon

Parthenon is a building on the Athens Acropolis. It was dedicated to the goddess Athena, protector of the city and goddess of war and wisdom. Pericles asked for help the Greek sculptor Phidias (whose name is at the origin of the number Φ) to realize the plans of the monument. The first stone was laid in 447 BC It was built from -449 to -438.

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3) The build

The golden ratio is used in architecture. Especially it is used in home for the walls. Here the spirale gold is used to the build walls , the golden spirale is build thanks to a rectangle and square

4) The Eiffel Tower

                             The Eiffel Tower is build with the Golden Ratio The red segment is 1.67 times greater than the yellow segment = ==1.67=