Ionic order
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The Ionic order is one of the classical Greek architectural styles, distinguished by its slender, fluted columns and scrolled volute capitals, widely revived in later Western architecture.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural order
ⓘ
classical order ⓘ |
| capitalFeature |
egg-and-dart molding
ⓘ
paired volutes on each side ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedFor |
civic buildings
ⓘ
stoas ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Doric order ⓘ |
| developedDuring | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Vitruvius ⓘ |
| entablatureFeature | three-fascia architrave ⓘ |
| follows | Doric order ⓘ |
| friezeFeature | continuous sculpted frieze ⓘ |
| hasBaseType | Attic base ⓘ |
| hasCapitalType | volute capital ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bases under columns
ⓘ
entablature with continuous frieze ⓘ entasis on columns ⓘ fluted columns ⓘ more decorative than Doric order ⓘ slender columns ⓘ taller column height relative to diameter ⓘ volute capitals ⓘ |
| hasColumnFeature |
24 flutes typically
ⓘ
separated flutes with fillets ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
architrave
ⓘ
base ⓘ capital ⓘ column ⓘ cornice ⓘ entablature ⓘ frieze ⓘ |
| influenced |
Composite order
ⓘ
Roman Ionic order ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Ionia
ⓘ
eastern Greek world ⓘ |
| partOf | classical architecture ⓘ |
| precedes | Corinthian order ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Corinthian order ⓘ |
| revivedIn |
18th century architecture
ⓘ
19th century architecture ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
elegance
ⓘ
femininity in classical theory ⓘ |
| typicalProportion | column height about nine times column diameter ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
Classical Greek architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Greek architecture
Hellenistic architecture ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ Roman architecture ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Altes Museum