Composite order

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The Composite order is a classical architectural style that combines elements of the Ionic and Corinthian orders, most notably featuring volutes and acanthus leaves in its ornate capitals.

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Composite order canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
classical architectural order
alsoKnownAs Corinthian order
surface form: Roman Composite order
associatedWith Roman imperial architecture
capitalFeatures Corinthian acanthus foliage
Ionic volutes
capitalPosition top of column
characterizedBy acanthus leaves
ornate capitals
volutes
codifiedIn Renaissance architectural treatises
columnProportion slender
combinesElementsOf Corinthian order
Ionic order
decorativeComplexity highest among classical orders
developedIn Roman Antiquity
surface form: ancient Rome
documentedBy Andrea Palladio
Vignola
surface form: Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
entablatureType richly ornamented entablature
hasComponent base
capital
entablature
shaft
influenced Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Neoclassical architecture
Renaissance architecture
influencedBy Greek architecture
originPeriod 1st century CE
originRegion Roman Empire
partOf classical orders of architecture
relativeToCorinthian more elaborate capital
relativeToIonic more ornate capital
standardBaseType Attic base
symbolizes grandeur
opulence
typicalShaftType fluted column shaft
typicalUseContext representative and ceremonial buildings
usedFor columns
pilasters
usedIn church architecture
monumental facades
palace architecture
triumphal arches

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corinthian order influenced Composite order
Ionic order influenced Composite order
Roman architecture columnOrderUsed Composite order
De architectura describes Composite order
Attic base associatedWith Composite order