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classical orders: a standalone construct

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Architectural history

the standardized systems of column, capital and entablature, such as Doric, Ionic and Corinthian, that structure classical buildings.

In architectural history, classical orders refers to the standardized systems of column, capital and entablature, such as Doric, Ionic and Corinthian, that structure classical buildings. This meaning comes from Summerson (1963) in The classical language of architecture.[1]

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  1. Summerson, J. (1963). The classical language of architecture. British Broadcasting Corporation. ISBN 9780262690126

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