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Greek ArchitectureTHE THREE ORDERS
GREEK TYPESIONIC
IONIC
DORIC CORINTHIAN
Doric Architecture
The Doric style is simple and severe reflecting the more martial nature of the Dorian invaders
The Doric style was more formal and austere. The architecture follows the rules of harmony. Doric columns stood directly on the flat pavement
of a temple without a base; their vertical shafts were fluted with 20 parallel concave grooves; and they were topped by a smooth capital that flared from the column to meet a square abacus at the intersection with the horizontal beam
TERMSThe CAPITAL is the The "head" of a column, often decorated
The ARCHITRAVE is the slabs that actually rest on the capitals
The FRIEZE is the wide central section part of an Entablature
The CORNICE is a horizontal molded projection that completes a building or wall.
The BASE separates the shaft of the column from the platform
The SHAFT is the longest part of the Column
TYPE of Doric ArchitectureLord Hill's Column, Shrewsbury - the world's biggest Doric columnLincoln Memorial - U.S. architecture in Washinton D.C.
Ionic Architecture
The Ionic column is more artistic and elegant with rolled volutes
The Ionic order became dominant in the Hellenistic period, since its more decorative style suited the aesthetic of the period better than the more restrained Doric.
Ionic columns normally stand on a base which separates the shaft of the column from the stylobate or platform
TermsThe CAPITAL is the The "head" of a column, often decorated
The ARCHITRAVE is the slabs that actually rest on the capitals
The FRIEZE is the wide central section part of an Entablature
The CORNICE is a horizontal molded projection that completes a building or wall.
The BASE separates the shaft of the column from the platform
The SHAFT is the longest part of the Column
Type of Ionic ArchitectureJefferson Memorial, Washington D.C.
Corinthian Architecture
The Corinthian column is the most intricate of all with capitals in the shape of acanthus leaves
The Corinthian order was said to have been invented by an architect, Callimachus.
the Corinthian order was actually seldom used in Greek architecture. It came into its own in Roman practice
Proportion is a defining characteristic of the Corinthian order
TermsThe CAPITAL is the The "head" of a column, often decorated
The ARCHITRAVE is the slabs that actually rest on the capitals
The FRIEZE is the wide central section part of an Entablature
The CORNICE is a horizontal molded projection that completes a building or wall.
The BASE separates the shaft of the column from the platform
The SHAFT is the longest part of the Column
TYPES of Corinthian ArchitectureLouvre Museum – Paris, France