Corinthian order

The Corinthian order is one of the Classical orders of Greek and Roman architecture, although it was seldom used in Greek architecture. The other two orders were the Doric and the Ionic. (When classical architecture was revived, two more orders were added to the , the Tuscan order and the Composite order.)

Examples of the Corinthian order:

::::*Greece

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::::**Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens

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::::*Rome

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::::**Pantheon, Rome (illustration)

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::::*Renaissance and Baroque

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::::*Neoclassical and Beaux-Arts

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::::**United States Capitol (illustration)

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