The palace of Aigai was a centrepiece of Philip II's (359-336 B.C.) building programme to modernise the royal capital of Macedon.  By far the largest structure constructed in classical Greece (roughly 15,000 sq.m.), Philip spared no expense in materials, ingenuity and skill; utilising the latest technological developments and with a clear focus on geometrical simplicity of form, his architects erected a monument of unparalleled clarity, elegance and harmony, all in service of metre.