Symmetry is an elusive concept. Blaise Pascal (Pensées, 1660, Article I, Fragment 28) captured its elusiveness when he stated that
Symmetry is what we see at a glance...
The following images carry, in my opinion, this essential, practical, aspect of symmetry - its having and having not of something. For the moment I invite you to just appreciate them, perhaps with Pascal's words in the back of your mind.
The images are from ornamental fringes around the Panagia Gorgoepíkoös ("Our Lady Who Swiftly Hears") church, also known as Agios Eleftherios. It is a small 12th-century church in the Pláka district, in central Athens, Greece. The church is also known as the Mikrí Mitropolí (Little Cathedral), since it is located next to the neighboring Mitrópoli.
Last revised 01/26/2011
These postings are based on "Symmetry Studies An Introduction to the Analysis of Structured Data in Applications" Cambridge Press (2008)
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