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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Summaries, Notes 'The Golden Section', 1.
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The Golden Section has been referred to as the Divine Proportion, the golden ratio or the Golden Rectangle. This proportion has been demonstrated in the Greek architecture of the Parthenon, the Renaissance architecture of Leon Battista Alberti's Santa Maria Novella in Florence, in the Invisible Squares of Mondrian and used extensively by Le Corbusier in his quest for modular designs of modern architecture.
To make the golden section you must:
Step 1: Draw a square. (Make sure all the sides are equal).

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