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What did the Greeks do to counteract the fact that the columns of their buildings did not appear to have uniform width from top to bottom?

What did the Greeks do to counteract the fact that the columns of their buildings did not appear to have uniform width from top to bottom?
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What did the Greeks do to counteract the fact that the columns of their buildings did not appear to have uniform width from top to bottom?

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They made an entasis, which is a small bulge in the middle of the column that helps create an optical illusion that they are straight and have uniform width.
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