How do you identify Greek columns?

The Greek Doric columns are squatter and more massive than the Roman versions – the entasis or swelling of the column is often more pronounced, and the capital is larger, projecting further over the shaft. They are without a base, placed instead directly on the stylobate – the top step of the colonnade's platform.



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The Corinthian order was first developed around 430 BC, and it was named for the Greek city-state of Corinth. Although the Greeks continued to create the Corinthian columns until 323 BC, the Romans further popularized the Corinthian style of column.

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