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    The document describes the three main orders of Greek architecture - Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. [1] The Doric order is the simplest with plain columns topped by a square capital. [2] The more decorative Ionic order has fluted columns and scrolls in the capital. [3] The most ornate is the Corinthian order, known for its columns with leaves and flowers beneath scrolling acanthus leaves in the capital.

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    The document describes the three main orders of Greek architecture - Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. [1] The Doric order is the simplest with plain columns topped by a square capital. [2] The more decorative Ionic order has fluted columns and scrolls in the capital. [3] The most ornate is the Corinthian order, known for its columns with leaves and flowers beneath scrolling acanthus leaves in the capital.

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    The document describes the three main orders of Greek architecture - Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. [1] The Doric order is the simplest with plain columns topped by a square capital. [2] The more decorative Ionic order has fluted columns and scrolls in the capital. [3] The most ornate is the Corinthian order, known for its columns with leaves and flowers beneath scrolling acanthus leaves in the capital.

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    The Orders of Greek Architecture

     Doric
     Ionic
     Corinthian
    Doric

     DESCRIPTION:Of the three columns found in Greece, Doric


    columns are the simplest. They have a capital (the top, or
    crown) made of a circle topped by a square. The shaft (the tall
    part of the column) is plain and has 20 sides. There is no base in
    the Doric order. The Doric order is very plain, but powerful-
    looking in its design. Doric, like most Greek styles, works well
    horizontally on buildings, that's why it was so good with the long
    rectangular buildings made by the Greeks. The area above the
    column, called the frieze [pronounced "freeze"], had simple
    patterns. Above the columns are the metopes and triglyphs. The
    metope [pronounced "met-o-pee"] is a plain, smooth stone
    section between triglyphs. Sometimes the metopes had statues
    of heroes or gods on them. The triglyphs are a pattern of 3
    vertical lines between the metopes.
     There are many
    examples of ancient
    Doric buildings.
    Perhaps the most
    famous one is the
    Parthenon in Athens,
    which is probably the
    most famous and most
    studied building on
    Earth. Buildings built
    even now borrow some
    parts of the Doric order.
    Ionic

     DESCRIPTION:Ionic shafts were taller than Doric ones. This


    makes the columns look slender. They also had flutes, which
    are lines carved into them from top to bottom. The shafts also
    had a special characteristic: entasis, which is a little bulge in the
    columns make the columns look straight, even at a distance
    [because since you would see the building from eye level, the
    shafts would appear to get narrower as they rise, so this bulge
    makes up for that - so it looks straight to your eye but it really
    isn't !] . The frieze is plain. The bases were large and looked like
    a set of stacked rings. Ionic capitals consist of a scrolls above
    the shaft. The Ionic style is a little more decorative than the
    Doric.
     The Temple of Athena
    Nike in Athens, shown
    here, is one of the most
    famous Ionic buildings
    in the world. It is
    located on the
    Acropolis, very close to
    the Parthenon
    Corinthian

     DESCRIPTION:The Corinthian order is the


    most decorative and is usually the one most
    modern people like best. Corinthian also uses
    entasis to make the shafts look straight. The
    Corinthian capitals have flowers and leaves
    below a small scroll. The shaft has flutes and
    the base is like the Ionian. Unlike the Doric
    and Ionian cornices, which are at a slant, the
    Corinthian roofs are flat.
     The Temple of the Sybil
    in Rome is a good
    example of the
    Corinthian order. The
    Romans used the
    Corinthian order much
    more than did the
    Greeks.

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