Columns in this style can be found inside and outside of the buildings on Capitol Hill, including the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court Building, the Russell Senate Office Building, the Cannon House Office Building and the Library of Congress.
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The colonnade is one of the main features of Greek architecture. Some modern buildings that are based on this style include the Oslo Trading Building in Norway, the Ionic order columns that flank the Chamber of Commerce in Dougherty County, Georgia and the columned porches of old Southern plantations.
Types of Greek Orders: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Classical architecture refers to the building styles of the ancient Greeks and Romans. These styles have influenced architecture throughout history and are mostly identifiable by the style and ornamentation of their columns.
The Columns of the Roman ForumColumns were a popular architectural element in ancient Roman architecture and you can see very many of them inside the Roman Forum.
The Acropolis of AthensThe Acropolis is a fortified complex of buildings—many of which designed to honor the Greek gods—built in the fifth century BCE atop a hill in Athens. The site includes the Propylaia, the Erechtheion, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Parthenon—a temple to the goddess Athena.