San Marco Basilica and its “Golden Ratio” beauty

Jul 19, 2023 304

BY: Giulia Franceschini

Have you ever gazed upon a piece of art or a grand architectural feat, found yourself lost in its beauty, yet unsure of what makes it so captivating? Could it be the meticulous details, the profound history, or something more ethereal? 

You know, perhaps, it’s all down to numbers. Yes, numbers or, to be exact, the application of an ancient mathematical principle, often referred to as the Golden Ratio. The Golden Ratio, or Phi (approximately 1.618), a concept known to the ancient Greeks, finds its presence in numerous facets of life: it is the ratio that splits a line into two parts such that the longer part divided by the smaller part is equal to the entire length divided by the longer part. 

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SOURCE: https://italoamericano.org

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