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The Greek columnsDevelopment & Use Kathryn   Ursenbach Humanities 101
There are three different styles (also called Orders) of Greek architecture: Doric Ionic Corinthian
THE Doric COLUMN ,[object Object]
  Used in Greece until about 100 BC
  No Base
  Shaft is wider at the bottom
  Shaft has 20 flutes
  Smooth, round capitals (tops)
  No carvings or other ornaments The Doric column is oftentimes associated with strength and masculinity. 
The Parthenon Temple

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Greek Columns ~ Development & Use

  • 1. The Greek columnsDevelopment & Use Kathryn Ursenbach Humanities 101
  • 2. There are three different styles (also called Orders) of Greek architecture: Doric Ionic Corinthian
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5. Used in Greece until about 100 BC
  • 6. No Base
  • 7. Shaft is wider at the bottom
  • 8. Shaft has 20 flutes
  • 9. Smooth, round capitals (tops)
  • 10. No carvings or other ornaments The Doric column is oftentimes associated with strength and masculinity. 
  • 12.
  • 13. Stands on a base of stacked disks
  • 14. Shafts are usually fluted, but can be plain
  • 15. A pair of volutes (scroll-shaped ornaments) decorates the capitalRoman historian Vitruvius compared this delicate order to a female form, in contrast to the stockier "male" Doric order.
  • 16. The Temple of Athena Nike in Athens, Greece
  • 17.
  • 18. Named after Corinth, a city in Greece
  • 19. Developed in Athens, Greece
  • 20. Rarely used in Greece
  • 21. Fluted (grooved) shaft
  • 22. Capital decorated with scrolls, acanthus leaves, and flowers
  • 23.
  • 24.
  • 25.

Editor's Notes

  1. There are three orders