Golden+Ratio

**Recall:**
__**Golden Rectangle:**__ A Rectangle that can be divided into a square and a rectangle that is similar to the original.

__**Golden Ratio:**__ The ratio of the length to the width of a golden rectangle. It is always 1.618 or Phi.

**Option 1:**
Click the link for the video: This is a video on the restoration of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Many buildings are modeled after the Parthenon and it only took the Greeks a little under 10 years to build. However, each piece of the building is unique. They have been trying to restore the Parthenon for decades and are still not near completion. Watch the PBS video. (There are two clips.) This will discuss how different measuring tools were used and how the Golden Ratio was implemented in the construction of the Parthenon.

__**Part 1:**__ __**Parthenon Video Part 1**__ __**Part 2:**__ Parthenon Video Part 2

Click on the link to read the following article: This will explore ways that different artists have used the golden ratio. [|Phi and the Golden Ratio in Art]
 * Option 2:**

There is also a link to an interesting video within the article on a lost painting by Leonardo DaVinci. (Optional)