There are five classical orders of architecture - Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite. Each order has a distinct column design and entablature above. The Greek orders are Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Doric has a simple capital without decoration. Ionic has volutes on the capital. Corinthian has acanthus leaves and small volutes. The Romans adapted these and added Tuscan, with smooth columns, and Composite, combining elements of Ionic and Corinthian.

3. CONTENT
 Classical Order
• Doric order
• Ionic order
• Corinthian order
• Tuscan order
• Composite order

4. CLASSICAL ORDER
• Classical Order, also called order of architecture,
any of several styles of classical or Neoclassical
architecture that are defined by the particular type
of column and entablature they use as a basic unit.
• An Order of Architecture is a set or rules or
principles for designing buildings—sort of like a
building code.

5. CLASSICAL ORDER

6. There are five distinct Orders of Architecture, each using a different type of column and a
different style entablature above the column.
CLASSICAL ORDER

7. THE GREEK ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE:
There are three distinct orders in Ancient Greek architecture:
 Doric
 Ionic
 Corinthian

8. DORIC
 Columns
• Without basis
• Sharp-edged shaft
• Simple capital, without decoration
 Tablature
• Frieze divided
• Metopes
• Triglyphs
 Cornice
 Triangular pediment

9. DORIC

10. IONIC
Columns
• Without basis
• Blunt-edged shaft
• Capital with volutes
Tablature
• Three bands, without decoration
• Continues frieze (decorated)
Cornice
Triangular pediment

11. IONIC

12. CORINTHIAN
Columns
• Without basis
• Blunt-edged shaft
• Capital decorated with acanthus leaves
and small volutes
Tablature
• Three bands, without decoration
• Continues frieze (decorated)
Cornice
Triangular pediment

13. CORINTHIAN

14. THE ROMAN ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE:
The Romans adapted all the Greek orders and also developed two orders of
their own, basically modifications of Greek orders.
 Tuscan
 Composite

15. TUSCAN
 The simplest of the five Roman classical orders and the
only one that has smooth columns rather than ones
with fluting.
 The Tuscan column has no carvings or other
ornamentation.
 The column is seven diameters high.
 This order is the most solid in appearance of all the
orders.

16. TUSCAN

17. COMPOSITE
 The Composite order is a combination of the
Ionic and Corinthian orders.
 combining the volutes of the Ionic with the
leaves of the Corinthian order.
 The Composite order, which was not ranked as a
separate order until the Renaissance, is a late
Roman development of the Corinthian.
 The column is 10 diameters high.

18. COMPOSITE

19. QUESTIONS?