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Certains anciens philosophes grecs—dont Platon et les pythagoriciens—ont perçu l'ordre, l'harmonie et la beauté du Cosmos comme produite par des entités mathématiques pures—tels que chiffres, figures géométriques, proportions et symétries. Ceux-ci définiraient les limites des êtres qui peuplent l'univers, en donnant chacun son individualité dans l'espace et le temps—autrement indéfinis et illimités. Le dodecahédron—assimilé à une sphère—serait la forme de cet univers.

Le même concept a été appliqué à la vie humaine: les mots MEDEN AGAN—rien de trop—sculptés sur le temple d'Apollon à Delphes suggérait aux pèlerins qui s'y rendaient que le secret d'une vie sage, belle et heureuse consistait à la modération et au respect des limites fixées à l'homme par la Nature.

(Le temple ici représenté n'est pas celui de Delphes, mais le temple E, dans l'antique cité de Sélinonte, en Sicile).



Certain ancient Greek philosophers—mainly Plato and the pythagoreans—perceived the order, harmony and beauty of the Cosmos as produced by pure mathematical entities—such as numbers, geometric figures, proportion and symmetry. These set the limits of the beings that fill the universe, according them each their individuality in the otherwise unlimited and undefined space and time. The universe as a whole would be shaped as a dodecahedron that Plato somehow tried to assimilate into a sphere.

The same concept was applied to human life: the words MEDEN AGAN—nothing in excess—carved on the sacred temple of Apollo in Delphi suggested to the pilgrims who visited it that the secret of a wise, beautiful and happy life consisted in moderation and in not trespassing the limits set to humans by Nature.

(The temple pictured is not Apollo's in Delphi, but the so-called E temple in the ancient site of Selinunte, Sicily).

Behind the scene : how this panorama was made

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Location Map Geographic Coordinates:
Latitude: 37° 34' 59.99" N
Longitude: 12° 49' 0.0012" W
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Date/Time:
March 27, 2011, 14:00 (local time)

Equipment:
Nikon D300, Nikkor 10.5mm, monopod, selfmade panohead, Nikon Capture, Panotools, PTGui, Superrune filters, Nik filters, Photoshop, Pano2VR



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