Corinthian order
Ornate Greek architecture
The Corinthian order is the most ornate of the three classical Greek architectural styles, distinguished by tall columns topped with capitals decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls.
It became the favored order of Roman architecture and appears on grand public buildings: The Supreme Court building features Corinthian columns.
The simpler orders are Doric and Ionic.
Wealth used for investment
- columnVertical structural element
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
architrave · cornice · portico · colonnade · pilaster · shaft · peristyle · temple
Antiquity's blended heritage
- HellenicOf Greek origin
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- AthensGreece's capital city
- RomeItaly's capital city
Olympian · Zeus · Parthenon · Pantheon · Vitruvius · classicism · Renaissance · neoclassical
capital
Wealth used for investment
- columnVertical structural element
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
frieze · architrave · cornice · portico · colonnade · pilaster · shaft · peristyle · temple · basilica
Greco-Roman
Antiquity's blended heritage
Rome · Olympian · Zeus · Parthenon · Pantheon · Vitruvius · classicism · Renaissance · neoclassical · proportion
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
tall · graceful · decorative · refined · luxurious · opulent · sumptuous · grandeur · monumental · stately
acanthus
Spiny-leaved ornamental plant
- voluteArchitectural spiral ornament
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- flutingShallow parallel grooves
dentil · rosette · festoon · garland · foliate · abacus · bell · calyx · helix · guilloche
- columnspillar, column, pillars, shaft, shafts
- ancient GreeceAthens, Sparta, Zeus, Parthenon, Acropolis
- ancient artsculpture, sculptures, pottery, mosaics, murals
- classical architectureIonic order, Doric column, Ionic, columns, pilasters
- Classical ArtGreek art, Roman art, neoclassicism, baroque, renaissance
- Neoclassical architecturecolonnades, pediments, porticos, domes, cornices