Roman architecture made use of five orders due to the Etruscan and Greek cultural heritage. These were:
Toscano or Etruscan. The column, unlike the Greek Doric, rests on a foundation. Its trunk is of circular section.
Doric. Of Greek heritage.
downloads Ionian Greek heritage.
Corinth. Back of Greek heritage.
compound. Also the product of the Greek cultural heritage, not unlike the Corinthian. It focuses more on the decorations and ornamentation and variations to the capital that seems composed of the Ionic and Corinthian orders. It was the favorite of the Romans.
Toscano or Etruscan. The column, unlike the Greek Doric, rests on a foundation. Its trunk is of circular section.
Doric. Of Greek heritage.
downloads Ionian Greek heritage.
Corinth. Back of Greek heritage.
compound. Also the product of the Greek cultural heritage, not unlike the Corinthian. It focuses more on the decorations and ornamentation and variations to the capital that seems composed of the Ionic and Corinthian orders. It was the favorite of the Romans.
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