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Architects Iktinos and Kallikrates incorporated several subtle optical refinements into the construction of the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis. Which of the following accurately describes one of these architectural refinements?

Making all perimeter columns perfectly vertical with identical uniform spacing to emphasize mathematical grid precision Introducing entasis (a slight convex curve) to column shafts and carving a upward curvature into the stylobate and entablature Tapering the corner columns so they appear thinner than the central columns when backlit by the open sky Constructing recessed concave metopes that tilt inward to cast artificial dramatic shadows across the frieze

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Introducing entasis (a slight convex curve) to column shafts and carving a upward curvature into the stylobate and entablature

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