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| In their original Greek version, Doric columns stood
directly on the flat pavement (stylobate) of a temple without a base. They had fluted, vertical shafts. The top was a smooth capital that flared from the column to meet the horizontal beam (architrave) that they carried. The
Parthenon has the Doric design columns. It was most popular in the Archaic Period (750-480 BC) in mainland Greece
| Doric columns | Doric columns
| | The major features of the Ionic order are the volutes
of its capital. Below the volutes, the Ionic column may have a wide collar or
banding separating the capital from the fluted shaft. The Ionic column is always
more slender than the Doric: Ionic columns are eight and nine column-diameters
tall
| Ionian columns | Ionian columns
| | The Corinthian order is both the last chronologically of the
three classical orders, and the most ornate of the orders. Corinthian uses thin, fluted columns and elaborate capitals decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls.
Hagia Sophia (AyaSofya)
is a prime example of the
Corinthian, especially it's exquisitely carved capitals.
| Corinthian columns | Corinthian columns
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