Ionic
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Ionic is one of the three classical orders of ancient Greek architecture, distinguished by its slender, fluted columns and characteristic scroll-shaped volutes on the capitals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ionic order | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural order
ⓘ
classical order ⓘ |
| aestheticQuality |
less ornate than Corinthian
ⓘ
more ornate than Doric ⓘ |
| baseFeature | molded base ⓘ |
| capitalFeature |
egg-and-dart molding
ⓘ
paired volutes ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Corinthian order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doric order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| developedInRegion | Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
fluted columns
ⓘ
scroll-shaped volutes ⓘ slender columns ⓘ |
| entablatureFeature |
continuous frieze
ⓘ
three-fascia architrave ⓘ |
| hasBaseType | Ionic base ⓘ |
| hasCapitalType | Ionic capital ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicElement | volute ⓘ |
| hasColumnType | Ionic column ⓘ |
| hasPart |
base
ⓘ
capital ⓘ column ⓘ entablature ⓘ |
| hasSiblingOrder |
Corinthian order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doric order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Neoclassical architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ Roman Ionic order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOf | three classical orders ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient Greek architecture
ⓘ
classical architecture ⓘ |
| shaftFeature |
24 flutes
ⓘ
separated by fillets ⓘ |
| typicalColumnProportion |
height about nine column diameters
ⓘ
more slender than Doric ⓘ |
| typicalLocationOnBuilding |
inner colonnades
ⓘ
upper stories ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civic architecture
ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ religious architecture ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Greek temples
ⓘ
Roman temples ⓘ public buildings ⓘ stoas ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Temple of Hera (Samos)