These are all different styles of columns, which during this time period provided most of the structures support. However, later on in Neoclassicism , columns were used primarily for decorative purposes. The Doric style is the oldest and most sturdy, the column itself is thicker as well. The top part of the column is called the capital and is very plain, no decoration...
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The top part of the column is called the capital and is very plain, no decoration. This style was used in mainland Greece and in southern Italy and Sicily. The Parthenon, located on Acropolis in Athens, is a great example of the use of Doric columns. The Parthenon was originally constructed in the 5th century BC and even though it has suffered an enormous amount of damage it has been able to hold its own over the centuries and still maintain the ideals of order and harmony for which Greek architecture is known for...
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Ancient Greece The eastern portico, hexastyle Ionic, gave access to the shrine of Athena, which was separated by a partition from the western cella. The northern portico, tetrastyle Ionic, stands at a lower level and gives access to the western cella through a fine doorway...	3 / 615
Parthenon Acropolis, Athens Even though the Acropolis is not in its pristine condition, it still is beautiful in its white marble glory, raising three hundred feet above the city of Athens...	2 / 395
Greek Architecture And Orders This was where the three orders were put into effect. The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders were popular forms all over Greece. Greek temples were made of stone, some were made of Marble...	2 / 355
Greek Architecture The capital of the Ionic column has characteristic paired scrolling volutes that are laid on the molded cap ("echinus") of the column, or spring from within it...	5 / 1349