Classical order Classical order An order in architecture is a certain assemblage of parts subject to uniform established proportions, regulated by the office that each part has to perform. Coming down to the present from Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman civilization, the architectural orders are the styles of classical architecture, each distinguished by its proportions and characteristic profiles and details, and most readily recognizable by the type of column employed. The three orders of architecture—the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian—originated in Greece. To these the Romans added, in practice if not in name, the Tuscan, which they made simpler than Doric, and the
Hôtel de Brucelles is a figure half-body - alternately a man and a woman - dressed in the antique and fashion of the sixteenth century. The capitals of the columns surrounding each window take up the superposition of classical architectural orders: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian. To the left of the tower, the balusters adorning the superimposed galleries (not originally walled) are also Corinthian, Ionic and Doric. Hôtel de Brucelles The Hôtel de Brucelles in Toulouse, France, is a gothic and Renaissance "hôtel particulier" ("palace") of the 16th century. It is a listed historical monument since 1925. The Hotel de Brucelles is located at 19