The Doric order is one of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian...

which they made simpler than Doric, and the Composite, which was more ornamental than the Corinthian. The architectural order of a classical building is...

Doric may refer to: Doric, of or relating to the Dorians of ancient Greece Doric Greek, the dialects of the Dorians Doric order, a style of ancient Greek...

The Ionic order is one of the three canonic orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric and the Corinthian. There are two lesser orders:...

architectural style into three defined orders: the Doric Order, the Ionic Order and the Corinthian Order, was to have a profound effect on Western architecture...

Tuscan order Illustration of the Doric order Illustration of the Ionic order Evolution of the Corinthian order Illustration of the Composite order Praying...

other two are the Doric order, which was the earliest, followed by the Ionic order. In Ancient Greek architecture, the Corinthian order follows the Ionic...

developed by the Romans, the other being the composite order. It is influenced by the Doric order, but with un-fluted columns and a simpler entablature...

has been described as "the culmination of the development of the Doric order". The Doric columns, for example, have simple capitals, fluted shafts, and...

for it." Pythius together with Arcesius and Hermogenes disparaged the Doric order, according to Vitruvius (IV.3.1), for the "faults and incongruities"...