Ionic Columns
Ionic columns were more slender than the Doric and had scrollwork on the Capital.
Columns
From the About.com Guide to Architecture, a page of resources on modern and ancient columns.
From the About.com Guide to Architecture, a page of resources on modern and ancient columns.
Abacus - Part of a column known as an abacus
Abacus is a part of a Greek column.
Abacus is a part of a Greek column.
Greek Architecture
Photos from out of copyright architecture textbooks depicting the columns, representative temples, and entablatures of three orders: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
Photos from out of copyright architecture textbooks depicting the columns, representative temples, and entablatures of three orders: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
Vitruvius on Architecture Book IV
From Lacus Curtius, an English translation of the writing on temple architecture by the first century B.C. architect, Vitruvius.
From Lacus Curtius, an English translation of the writing on temple architecture by the first century B.C. architect, Vitruvius.
How to Tell Columns Apart
From the About Guide to Greece for Visitors, a short, easy to follow guide to distinguishing one column from the next -- even if the column is broken.
From the About Guide to Greece for Visitors, a short, easy to follow guide to distinguishing one column from the next -- even if the column is broken.