Doric order
Doric order was one of the three orders of ancient
Greek or classical architecture.
Stood directly on the flat pavement (the
stylobate) of a temple without a base.
Vertical shafts with 20 parallel concave grooves, topped by a smooth
capital that flared from the column to meet a square abacus at the intersection
with the horizontal beam (architrave) that they carried. The Parthenon has the
Doric design columns. It was most popular in the Archaic Period (750-480 BC) in
mainland Greece.
Ionic order
The Ionic capital is characterized by the use of
volutes. The Ionic columns normally stand on a base which separates the shaft
of the column from the stylobate or platform; The cap is usually enriched with
egg-and-dart.
History of use.
Corinthian
order
The Corinthian order is the last developed of the
three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The
other two are the Doric order which was the earliest, followed by the Ionic
order. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more
orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order. The
Corinthian, with its offshoot the Composite, is stated to be the most ornate of
the orders, characterized by slender fluted columns and elaborate capitals
decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls. There are many variations.
The name "Corinthian" is derived from
the ancient Greek city of Corinth, although the style had its own model in
Roman practice, following precedents set by the Temple of Mars Ultor in the
Forum of Augustus (c. 2 AD).
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