Almost everywhere you go in modern society, you can behold any one of the three types of Ancient Greek pillars: ‘Doric’, ‘Ionic’, and… ...

[5] In Greek architecture, the design of the capitals is also arranged as a function of the distribution of loads to the column so, through its simplified design, the Doric order suits lower ...

Sometimes, architects specified pilasters (a partial column projecting from a wall) rather than free-standing columns. Entablature; Like in classical Greek architecture, columns support three ...

Miss A. D. BETTS, Thorn Cottage, Byways, Berk-hamsted, Herts, writes to suggest that the fluted columns of Greek architecture were copied from plant stems, such as those of an umbelliferous plant.

But Greek columns and Italianate windows don’t make a building look more American to me. The trap is falling into a debate over taste or style. It’s the sort of cultural divider this president ...

KS2 Music: Ancient Greece. Song: 'Build up stones and sculptures'. A catchy song for pupils aged 7 to 11 about Greek architecture, art and theatre. BBC School Radio. BBC Teach.