CORINTHIAN ORDER
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The column height is equal to (10) diameters.
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Shaft is tapered and predominately fluted with (24) flutes, but it can also be plain / smooth.
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Instead of ending at the top & bottom of the column shaft, the flutes are commonly rounded off.
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The capital is the most distinguishable aspect of the Greek Corinthian column. This capital is certainly rare and developed in more detail with the Romans. The structure is an inverted bell-shape with a lower level featuring acanthus leaves all the way around. Above the acanthus leaves, and alternating between them, are water leaves. This capital is separated from the shaft by an astragal (neck ring).
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The Ionic (Attic) base is the correct base style to utilize, and it consists of (2) rings - an upper & lower torus that is separated by a scotia (concave molding). Very early Attic bases did not rest on a square plinth, but the Order has evolved to include a square plinth.
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The entablature consists of (3) sections (top to bottom): the cornice, the frieze, and the architrave. It is recognized - along with the Composite Order - as the tallest entablature of the Classical Orders.
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The cornice section of the entablature boasts elaborate embellishments, including intricately spaced dentils and bracket-like details.
- The Greek Corinthian column is correlated to elegance, luxury, and oppulence.
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The column height is equal to (10) diameters.
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Shaft is tapered and most commonly fluted with (24) flutes, but it can also be plain / smooth.
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Instead of ending at the top & bottom of the column shaft, the flutes are commonly rounded off.
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The capital differs from the Greek version, most noticeably by having two tiers of (8) acanthus leaves all the way around the capital. From the second tier of acanthus leaves rise (8) caulicoli, which forms a third tier of ornamentation.
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The Ionic (Attic) base is the correct base style to utilize, and it consists of (2) rings - an upper & lower (which is slightly larger than the upper) torus that is separated by a scotia (concave molding). They rest on a square plinth.
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The entablature consists of (3) sections (top to bottom): the cornice, the frieze, and the architrave. It is recognized as having elaborate ornamentations and embellishments.
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The cornice section of the entablature showcases elaborate embellishments, including intricately spaced dentils, modillions, and other circular ornamentations adorned with acanthus detailing.
- The Roman Corinthian column is correlated to opulence, sophistication, luxury, and grandeur.
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Tower of the Winds [Greek Corinthian] | (Athens, Greece)
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Choragic Monument of Lysicrates [Greek Corinthian] | (Athens, Greece)
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Temple of Olympian Zeus [Roman Corinthian] | (Athens, Greece)
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Pantheon [Roman Corinthian] | (Rome, Italy)
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Maison Carrée [Roman Corinthian] | (Nimes, France)
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For exterior & interior applications of Civic buildings.
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For exterior & interior applications of Religious buildings.
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For large, imposing buildings, such as Banks.
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For City Halls.
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The interior of large homes as room separators, instead of walls.
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On the exterior of large residences that possess grandiose architectural features.
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On Memorial buildings.
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For prestigious federal buildings.
- For projects that reflect supreme opulence and stateliness.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY Brandwein, Martin. “CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE: A HANDBOOK OF THE TRADITION FOR TODAY.” Institue of Classical Architecture & Art. Web. Oct.-Nov. 2017. Onians, John. Bearers of meaning: The Classical Orders in Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1990. Stratton, Arthur. The orders of architecture, Greek, Roman and Renaissance, with selected examples of their application shown on 80 plates. London: Studio Editions, 1986. |