Mathematician challenges long-held myth on Parthenon optical corrections

A UK mathematician's study challenges the 2,000-year-old belief that the Parthenon's subtle curves were designed to correct optical illusions. The research suggests the curves may have had a different purpose or were purely aesthetic, undermining a foundational narrative in classical architecture. The claim is based on new analysis but remains an academic reinterpretation, not yet widely corroborated.