Doric,+Ionic,+and+Corinthian

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are different types of Greek columns, though we see this art refined by the Romans when they adopt this type of architecture, an example of cultural diffusion. Doric, the first order of Greek columns, has tree key characteristics: no base, 16 to 20 flutes (sharp ridges along the shaft), and the shaft tapers upward. The Ionic column is more decorative and slender than the Doric columns. It also consist of a scroll on top of the column, a circular base, and 24 flutes. Corinthian columns have far more decoration than any of the other columns. The design consists of leaves and the column has as many flutes as Ionic columns.



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Created by Elizabeth Thompson on 9/25/08