[HN Gopher] Greek Temples Made of Wood
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       Greek Temples Made of Wood
        
       Author : diodorus
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2023-10-02 17:13 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | hot_gril wrote:
       | Ancient skeuomorphic design, that's cool. Also, the fact that
       | only stone structures remain today reminds me of how ancient
       | Greek sculptures were actually painted bright colors, which later
       | faded.
        
       | jasonjamerson wrote:
       | I have been trying to figure out the origin of egg and dart for
       | years. This is an interesting direction to explore, I guess with
       | some artistic license over centuries I could see that it evolved
       | from the tip points of structural members. Maybe the rings of a
       | wooden pole splitting from drying out.
        
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