designslinger - Word of the Week: Ionic order
[Ionic order /Image & Artwork: designslinger]
Ionic order [ahy-ON-ik AWR-der] n. the second of the classical Greek orders of architecture, originated by the Ionian Greeks and characterized by a capital with large volutes, a fascinated entablature, continuous frieze, dentils in the cornice, and by its elegant detailing, which is less heavy than the Doric and less elaborate than the Corinthian.
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