Ionic Style

Glossary

One of the three canonical orders of Western Classical architecture, it originated in the mid-sixth century in Ionia (present-day Turkey). It is characterised by the use of two symmetrical volutes on the pillar capital. Below the volutes, the column is typically designed with a wide collar or banding that separates the capital from the shaft of the pillar.

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Ionic Style%newline%One of the three canonical orders of Western Classical architecture, it originated in the mid-sixth century in Ionia (present-day Turkey). It is characterised by the use of two symmetrical volutes on the pillar capital. Below the volutes, the column is typically designed with a wide collar or banding that separates the capital from the shaft of the pillar.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Ionic Style”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/ionic-style/
MLA	“Ionic Style.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/ionic-style/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Ionic Style. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/ionic-style/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)