The stylobate.
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The stylobate measures 69.51 by 30.86 metres and is the three-step base on
which the Parthenon stands. The stylobate might look simple and dull at
first sight, but it shows the incredible subtlety of the temple. Normally
straight lines do not look straight anymore when they become too long. The
architects corrected these distortions, which are naturally made by the human
eye, by curving the stylobate upward toward the center of the colonnades on
each side of the temple.
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