To compensate for the natural visual distortion in which tall columns appear to bend inward, the Greeks gave them a slight bulge, which is known as:

A. cella.
B. entasis.
C. kouros.
D. entablature.
E. frieze.

B
Greek architects considered the beauty and sculptural form of structures based on concepts of balance and proportion.

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