Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians; as, the Doric dialect.
Belonging to, or resembling, the oldest and simplest of the three orders of architecture used by the Greeks, but ranked as second of the five orders adopted by the Romans. See Abacus, Capital, Order.
Of or relating to one of the ancient Greek musical modes or keys. Its character was adapted both to religions occasions and to war.
One of five classical orders, recognizable by its simple capital. The Greek Doric column has a fluted shaft and no base; the Roman Doric column may be fluted or smooth and rests on a molded base.
i. Of or relating to the Dorians. ii. The oldest and simplest Greek architectural order.
Simplest of the three Greek orders, characterized by thick columns and a capital composed of a flat bowl below a block. The column does not stand on a base. see also Corinthian and Ionic
one of the three classical (Greek) orders of architecture - the oldest and simplest of the three, originated in an area of ancient Greece known as Doris
One of three principal styles (or orders) in classical architecture. Doric columns are solid with wide fluting and a plain round capital. They symbolized the male strength.
the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in the Peloponnesus
oldest and simplest of the three orders of classical Greek architecture
Simplest of the ancient Greek column tops
A Greek order of architecture dating from 600 BC where motifs are a translation into stone of earlier timber construction. The Parthenon in Athens is an example of a Doric Temple.
Of or relating to the Dorians, people of ancient Greece who lived in northern Greece and later, around 1000 BCE, moved southwards; by 800 BCE, Dorian artistic and political influence had spread throughout what we now know as southern Europe.
An order (q.v.) of Classical architecture. It is the plainest order; the capital is a disc.
The simplest of the three classical orders of Greek architecture.
see Orders of Architecture
A type of Classic column. It was massive, fluted, without a base, and had a plain capital with little carving.
relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a column having no base, a heavy fluted shaft, and a capital consisting of an ovolo moulding beneath a square abacus.
an Order in architecture comprising a column, fluted shaft and plain capital but with no base.
The firs order of Greek Architecture. Identified by a thick column, plain capital and no base to the column.
Column: A Heavy fluted column with plain circle capital and no base
The earliest and plainest of the classical Orders. Doric columns usually have no base; the shaft is thick and broadly fluted, the capital spare and unornamented.
column A Greek-style column with only a simple decoration around the top, usually a smooth or slightly rounded band of wood, stone or plaster.
The Doric column is the simplest of the Grecian column orders. The column has twenty vertical flutes representing the pleats of a maiden's dress. The capital of the Doric column consists of the abacus, echinus and necking. The column has no distinct foot as found on other column orders. The column height to width ratio is determined from observations of the ratio in man between the size of the foot and height - a ratio of six-to-one. This ratio and other distinguishing features of each order of columns are recorded for the Modern period through the work of Andrea Palladio in his work I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura. His work gave rise to the Palladian architects such Inigo Jones and later Robert Adam who so influenced interior design and features.
Along with Ionian and Corinthian, distinct style of Hellenistic architecture; the least ornate of the three styles. (p. 141)
The oldest and simples of the five classic architectural orders, originating in the Dorian region of ancient Greece. Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan and Composite are the other four.
The second order of Classic architecture, also one of the plainest, the capital having little carving.