... at the intersection with the horizontal beam that they carried. The Ionic style is thinner and more elegant. Its capital is decorated with a scroll-like design (volute). Unlike the Greek Doric order, Ionic columns normally stand on a base which separates the shaft of the column from the stylobate. The capital of the Ionic column has attribute paired scrolling volutes that are laid on the moulded cap of the column, or leap from within it. Even back then antiquity, its architectural refinements were legendary, especially the subtle correlation between the curvature of the stylobate, the taper of the naos walls and the entasis of the columns. The stylobate is the platform on which the columns stand. It curves upwards slightly. Entasis refers to the slight tapering of the columns as they rise, to counter the optical effect of looking up at the temple. The symmetrical side is portrayed ...

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