Ionic Columns
The Ionic style is thinner and more elegant.
It differs from the Doric not only in the body but also in spirit.
Its capital is decorated with a scroll-like design (a volute).
This style was used in eastern Greece and the islands.
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The Ionic column is lighter and more graceful than its mainland cousin. It lacks the latter’s muscular quality.
Instead it evokes a growing plant, something like a formalized palm tree.
The columns origins show that it travelled a slow and tortuous path by land from Egypt through Syria and Asia Minor to Greece.
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