Show FIRST OF EARTHS ARCHITECTS Principles Laid Down by Greece Not Improved Upon Our architecture came In the first place from Greece Egypt Assyria Persia India and the far cast have had but slight Influence upon it compared com-pared with that wielded by tho small arid mountainous country where nearly 3000 years ago men made In i tho domains of art and thought investigations in-vestigations and experiments which are of immediate and direct value to us even today says the Philadelphia Hecord Ono cannot reflect upon this without a feeling of astonishment It shows us the closeness of our connection connec-tion with the people of distant ages tho community that exists In spite of seeming differences among the human species on our planet A wellconducted experiment performed per-formed at ono spot on the earth and in ono hour of tune can bo of uso to I tho wholo world and through all ages The Greeks of the fifth and sixth centuries cen-turies B C made such an experiment experi-ment as this when they thought of a certain form of temple with columns and laid down certain rules for Its construction And wo of the twentieth twen-tieth century turn to tho subtlemind ed Greeks of 2100 years ago when wo have to deal with a problem In architecture and want to know how to solve It with eleganco and precision preci-sion |