Doric order proportions. It is suggested that these proportions give the Doric columns a masculine appearance, whereas the more slender Ionic columns appear to represent a more feminine look. This sense of masculinity and femininity was often used to determine which type of column would be used for a particular structure. The most influential, and perhaps the earliest, use of the Doric in Renaissance architecture was in the circular "Tempietto" by Donato Bramante (1502 or later), in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio, Rome. Before Greek Revival architecture grew, initially in England, in the 18th century, the Greek or elaborated Roman
Ancient Greek temple the temple was probably in the Doric order, as is suggested by fragments of "mutuli" scattered among the ruins. All of these details suggest an Alexandrian workshop, since Alexandria showed the greatest tendency to combine Doric entablatures with Corinthian capitals and to do without the plinth under Attic bases. A further plan option is shown by the temple of Hekate at Lagina, a small "pseudoperipteros" of 8 × 11 columns. Its architectural members are entirely in keeping with the Asian/Ionic canon. Its distinctive feature, a rich figural frieze, makes this building, erected around 100 BC, an architectural gem. Further late