What are the columns in ancient Greece?

There a five different orders or styles of columns. The first three orders, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian, are the three principal architectural orders of ancient architecture. They were developed in ancient Greece but also used extensively in Rome. The final two, Tuscan and Composite, were developed in ancient Rome.



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The Doric order of Greek architecture was first seen towards the beginning of the 7th century BCE, causing many to think of it as the oldest order, as well as the simplest and most massive. Doric columns were stouter than those of the Ionic or Corinthian orders.

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Greece is commonly referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and for good reason, as one of the things that Greece is known for is its remarkably preserved ruins, as well as its many archaeological museums, like the superb National Archaeological Museum in Athens, which depict ancient architecture, culture, and ...

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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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This paradox mystical holiness of the place can be explained. The most plausible seem to be the following, there is an increased level of radiation on the Acropolis hill, and so the smart birds feel it and do not attend.

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