There
is a number that is referred to as the Golden Ratio. It is the
number for which the entire human body is based off of, and there is no
understanding as to why. This is extremely fascinating because many people have
come to this number without meaning to. For example, Fibonacci stumbled upon this
with his sequence which starts off as 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, …, you get
the idea, and Pythagoras came across it with his theorem that a2 + b2
= c2 which is also connects
back to this ratio. This ratio is considered to be a god like and it appears
throughout many buildings that are, and were built for the gods. For example,
the Parthenon in Greece has this sequence used in its building proportions. It
is said that any building that uses this Golden Ratio is the most beautiful as
well as having the greatest connection to the individual and we do not know why.
Many architects, designers and philosophers have said that when one walks into
a building that is designed off of the Golden Ratio, they cannot deny its
beauty.
