the most ornate of the classical Greek orders of architecture, characterized by slender fluted column with a bell-shaped capital decorated with stylized acanthus leaves; variations of this order were extensively used by the Romans.
the most ornate of the major Greek systems of architectural proportioning and decoration, its capitals are characteristically bell-shaped and enveloped in outward curling Acanthus leaves.
the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves
Architectural order which originated in Corinth around the 5th century B.C. The Corinthian capital is decorated with acanthus leaves from which small volutes emerge.
an order invented in Athens, Greece in the fifth century B.C. ad later developed by the Romans. The capital is characterized by a proliferation of acanthus leaves.
Most ornate classical order. Characterized by a capital with ornamental acanthus leaves and curled fern shoots.
The last of the three Greek orders, similar to the Ionic, but with the capital decorated with carvings of the acanthus leaf.
The Corinthian order is one of the Classical orders of Greek and Roman architecture, characterized by a slender fluted column and an ornate capital decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls.