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DoricDef-The oldest and simplest of the three

main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by heavy fluted columns with plain, saucer-shaped capitals and no base.

IonicDef-One of the three main orders

of classical Greek architecture, characterized by two opposed

volutes in the capital.

CorinthianDef-The most ornate of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate bell-

shaped capital decorated with acanthus leaves.

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Doric 25 points

• What famous temple in Athens, Greece has 46 Doric columns?

Answer

This picture of Doric columns was taken on North Street Greenwich, CT

Doric 50 points

• What very famous building in America has Doric columns. Hint 25 points off:

• (The building is “white”)

Answer

This Picture of Doric columns was taken on Norstreet Greenwich, CT

Click for hint

Doric 75 points

What is the long neck of a Doric column called?

Answer

This picture of Doric columns was taken at my house on 11 Macpherson Drive Greenwich, CT

Ionic 25 points• Ionic columns have a pair of scroll-like

ornaments. What is the top of a column called?

Answer

This picture of Ionic columns is a picture of the Greenwich Town Hall

Ionic 50 points

Answer

This picture of Ionic columns was taken at The First Church of Christ Science in Greenwich, CT

• What are the scrolls at the top of an Ionic column called

Ionic 75 points

Answer

What part of ancient Greece did the Ionic column originate from?

This picture of Ionic columns was taken on Clapboard Ridge in Greenwich, CT

Corinthian 25 points

• What is the bottom of a Corinthian and Ionic column called?

Answer

This picture of Corinthian columns was taken at North Street in Greenwich, CT

Corinthian 50 points

• Which country used Corinthian columns more Rome or Greece

AnswerThis picture of Corinthian columns was taken at Wachovia Bank in Greenwich, CT

Corinthian 75

What type of leaves are on the top of the Corinthian column

Answer

This picture of Corinthian columns was taken on Old Church Road in Greenwich, CT

Bonus!• What is the long neck of a column called?

Answer

This picture of Doric columns was taken on North Street Greenwich, CT

Doric 25 points

The Parthenon

Doric 50 points

The White House

Doric 75 points

• The Hypotrachelion

Ionic 25 points

The capital (part 6)

Ionic 50 points

• Volutes

Ionic 75 points

• Ionia (located in modern Turkey)

Corinthian 25 points

• The base (part 8)

Corinthian 50 points

• Rome

Corinthian 75 points

• Acanthus

Bonus!

• The Shaft (part 7)