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capital =

The topmost structural member of a column

The Doric order was

developed by the Dorian

Greeks. Sturdy propor-

tion but plainer than the

Ionic.

It is a simplified version

of the Roman Doric or-

der.

ATTIC

echinus

necking

astragal

COMPOSITE

abacus

volute

caulicolus

CORINTHIAN

bud

acanthus

IONIC

DORIC-ROMAN

TUSCAN

scroll

shaft with 24 flutes-

narrow fillets