doric ionic and corinthian orders all refer to types of architecture.
doric ionic and corinthian orders all refer to types of architecture.
doric ionic and corinthian orders all refer to types of?
architecture
early columns were constructed of stone, some out of a single piece of stone. monolithic columns are among the heaviest stones used in architecture. other stone columns are created out of multiple sections of stone, mortared or dry-fit together. in many classical sites, sectioned columns were carved with a centre hole or depression so that they could be pegged together, using stone or metal pins. the design of most classical columns incorporates entasis (the inclusion of a slight outward curve in the sides) plus a reduction in diameter along the height of the column, so that the top is as little as 83% of the bottom diameter. this reduction mimics the parallax effects which the eye expects to see, and tends to make columns look taller and straighter than they are while entasis adds to that effect. there are fillets and flutes that run up the shaft of columns. the flute is the part of the column that is indented in with a semi circular shape. the fillet of the column is the part between each of the flutes on the ionic order columns. the flute width changes on all tapered columns as it goes up the shaft and stays the same on all non tapered columns. this was done to the columns to add visual interest to them. the ionic order and the corinthian orders are the only column styles that have fillets and flutes. the doric style has flutes but not fillets. doric flutes are connected at a sharp point where the fillets are located on ionic and corinthian order columns.
column
the istana is similar to many 18th-century neo-palladian style buildings designed by british military engineers in india. it has a tropical layout like a malay house, surrounded by statuesque columns, deep verandahs, louvred windows and panelled doors to promote cross-ventilation. the central three-storey 28-metre-high tower block dominates the building. the reasonably well-proportioned two-storey side wings feature ionic, doric and corinthian orders with ionic colonnades at the second storey and doric colonnades at the first storey. the building sits in the its elevated position overlooking its stately grounds, the domain, reminiscent of the great gardens of england.
the istana