Corinthian order

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architectural order classical order

The Corinthian order is a classical architectural style distinguished by its slender fluted columns and ornate capitals decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural order → classical order →
baseType	Attic base →
belongsTo	Greek architectural orders → Roman architectural orders →
capitalDecoratedWith	acanthus leaves → scrolls →
capitalHasElement	abacus → caulicoli → volutes →
capitalType	bell-shaped capital →
columnHasFlutes	24 →
columnProportion	slimmer than Doric → slimmer than Ionic →
definedBy	Vitruvius →
describedIn	De architectura →
developedIn	late Classical period →
entablatureSimilarTo	Ionic order →
follows	Doric order → Ionic order →
hasCharacteristic	fluted columns → ornate capitals → slender columns →
hasComponent	base → capital → column → entablature → pediment →
influenced	Composite order →
moreOrnateThan	Doric order → Ionic order →
originatedIn	ancient Greece →
partOf	classical architecture →
popularIn	Hellenistic architecture → Roman architecture →
sharesFeaturesWith	Ionic order →
symbolizes	elegance → luxury →
usedFor	monuments → public buildings → temples →
usedIn	Maison Carrée in Nîmes → Neoclassical architecture → Pantheon in Rome → Renaissance architecture → Roman basilicas → Roman temples → Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Capitol of Dougga → Column of Phocas → Hadrian's Arch (Athens) → Nelson's Column → Temple of Antoninus and Faustina → Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae → Temple of Castor and Pollux → Tholos of Delphi →	architecturalStyle
Brandenburg Gate (Potsdam) → Classical Greek architecture → Philippeion → Rotunda at the University of Virginia → Severan basilica →	hasColumnOrder
Renaissance architecture → The Circus, Bath ("Corinthian order columns") →	hasArchitecturalElement
Classical Greece → Temple of Olympian Zeus →	hasArchitecturalStyle
Angel of Independence ("Corinthian column") → Monument to the Sunken Ships ("Corinthian column") →	hasPart
Corinth →	artStyle
La Madeleine, Paris →	columnOrder
Roman architecture →	columnOrderUsed
Doric order →	contrastedWith
Greek Antiquity →	hasArchitecturalOrder
Pompey’s Pillar ("Corinthian capital") →	hasCapital
Temple of Castor and Pollux ("Corinthian capitals") →	hasFeature
Greek Revival architecture ("Corinthian order columns") →	hasStyleElement
Ionic order →	precedes
Ionic order →	relatedTo
Palazzo Rucellai →	usesOrder