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Ionic Order Architecture

Posted by Melissa Breden - October 10, 2011 - Architecture ionic

Ionic Order Ionic order is classical order of architecture and decoration. The spiral shaped volute or scroll is characteristic of the capital. The Ionic column originated in the mid 6th century BC in Ionia, the southwestern coastland and islands of Asia Minor. The Romans proportioned the columns at 9 diameters high and the first temple [...]

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