Corinthian order
Noun
Meaning
the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves
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A more famous example, and the first documented use of the Corinthian order on the exterior of a structure, is the circular Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens, erected c. 334 BC.
Corinthian order Corinthian order main The Corinthian order is the most ornate of the Greek orders, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate capital decorated with two rows of acanthus leaves and four scrolls.
Description Greek Corinthian order The Corinthian order is named for the Greek city-state of Corinth, to which it was connected in the period.
Instead it was considered as a late Roman form of the Corinthian order.
Mark Wilson Jones, "Designing the Roman Corinthian order", Journal of Roman Archaeology 2:35-69 (1989).
The shaft of the Corinthian order has 24 flutes.