Editing Pythius of Priene (section)

=== Grid Planning ===
[[Temple of Athena Polias (Priene)#Layout|The plan for the Temple of Athena Polias at Priene]] is based on a regular grid with uniformly spaced columns and marks an important development of [[Grid plan#Ancient Greece|the grid plan in Greek architecture]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Coulton|first=J. J.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3066415|title=Ancient Greek architects at work : problems of structure and design|date=1977|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=0-8014-1077-0|location=Ithaca, N.Y.|pages=70–71|oclc=3066415}}</ref> J.J. Pollitt called Pythius' grid-based design "'order' in an extreme degree" and a display of "a kind of icy, intellectual elegance."<ref name=":0" /> The grid designs of Pythius were a major influence on the Hellenistic architect [[Hermogenes of Priene|Hermogenes.]]