Greek+Columns

** DORIC - ** “ These are the oldest and simplest of the 3 types of columns. These are Found on Greece’s mainland and western colonies. The style has no base and the shaft tapers to a height of 5 to 7 of it’s lower diameter. The capital is the two parts to it’s lower shafts thickness. The upper part is a flat square block called abacus. It rests on a long pillow like tablet called echinus. A celebrated building using Doric order is the Parthenon on the acropolis of Athens. (Encyclopedia 2010 #4 greek columns) "Of the three greek orders the Doric is the earliest and the most massive; the column has no base, it has a fluted shaft and a plain capital."

(the story of architecture by Jonathan Glancy)

** IONIC - ** “ These are the more slender and decorative than the Doric. These were invented by Greeks of the Aegean islands and Asia Minor. The Ionic shaft sometime sits on a circular base which is sometimes a square base called plinth. This is an ordinary 24 fluted divided by narrow phillets run along the shaft. The capital consists of volutes that seperate the echinus from the abacus." (Encyclopedia 2010 #4 greek columns)  The Ionic have the lighter development of the Corinthian fluted shaft."

(the story of architecture by Jonathan Glancy)

 CORINTHIAN - "They're the most luscious of greek orders. It has a similar fluted shaft like the Ionic columns. It's more elaborated capital consists of a central core resembling invered bell. From these shafts leaves in groups of four volute and meet the corners of the abacus. The Monument of lysikrates at athens has coritheum columns. " (Encyclopedia 2010 #4 greek columns)

"Life was dominated by religion and so it is not surprising that the temples of ancient greece were decorated with beautiful classical columns. They also had a political purpose as they were often built to celebrate civil power and pride, or offer thanksgiving to patron deity of a city for success and war.'' =__ ([|Http://] __ www.ancientgreece.com/s/art/ copyright 2008 university press inc greek archetecture) = CITE: (Encyclopedia 2010 ci-cz PG.865) for DORIC, IONIC, AND CORINTHIAN

(the story of architecture by Jonathan Glancy published 2000 new york,new york 114 copyright)

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The first is Doric next is Ionic last is Corinthian. Detailed picture of the art work on the columns.

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basic cartoon picture in time order of Doric Ionic and Corinthian.