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Expandable images of Corinthian capitals, columns and entablatures from 350 B.C. to 526 A.D, all captioned with location, supplied by John Monkus.
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The Corinthian Page Three Corinthians Jpeg (87K) Gif (187K) Santa Sabina Rome Jpeg (26K) 422-26 A.D. Maison Carre Nimes,France Jpeg (52K) c.16 B.C. The Treasury Petra,Jordan Jpeg(24K) Cyber Restored Arch of Trajan Timgad,Algeria...A non-profit digital museum creating electronic reconstructions of ruined masterpieces of ancient architecture.
http://www.reconstructions.org/
An illustrated description of the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission.
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Classical Orders of Architecture Of the three columns found in Greece, Doric columns are the simplest. They have a capital (the top, or crown) made of a circle topped by a square. The shaft...Photographs by Leo Curran, University of Buffalo, of Classical remains across Europe, with some models and reconstructions of their original appearance. Searchable.
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Maecenas: Images of Ancient Greece and Rome This website has been assisted by grants from the Classical Association of the Empire State and the Classical Association of the Atlantic States. Contact webmaster: lccurran@acsu.buffalo.edu 408,330 visitors before 21...An illustrated history and description of the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_architecture