Columns-Design Options (PDF) This document helps explain Columns better. Several design, installation and cutting decisions can help improve aesthetics and bugetary concerns.
| | Corinthian Columns Corinthian columns are the most elaborate order of Greek architecture.
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Ionic Columns One of the three orders of columns developed by the Greeks, Ionic column capitals are rectangular and use highly decorated spiral volutes.
| | Roman Doric Columns Roman Doric columns are quite classical in the Roman order of architecture.
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Scamozzi Columns The Scamozzi is an Ionic style developed in Renaissance Italy.
| | Temple of the Winds Columns Temple of the Winds columns are very decorative, using acanthus leaves to support the top.
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Tuscan Columns Roman Doric columns are quite classical in the Roman order of architecture.
| | Verona Columns Verona columns have slender shafts similar to the Corinthian and Scamozzi styles, with an undecorated capital for a simple clean look.
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