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| The ancient Greeks had written Building standards and codes. | The 4th
Century (325) BC inscribed stele of Eleusis This stele is kept in the museum of Eleusis. Its text refers to a decree concerning the manufacture of bronze fittings known as empolia and poloi for the erection of the columns of the Philonian Stoa, named after the architect Philon, a portico in front of the much older building, the Telestirion. The decree comprises strict technical specifications, and, therefore, constitutes one of the oldest European standards. |
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