Doric
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- adjective
- /ˈdɔrɪk/
- Specialized
:
dórico
- The Doric column is a vertical cylinder with a wider base and no detail on its top.
- Doric columns
- Doric temple
Examples
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His designs combine Doric columns with a sweeping Ionic freeze, hosting a vast panorama of the city's Great Panathenaic Festival.
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The most famous site in this area is the preserved Doric temple of Apollo the Rescuer, called that because he saved the Arcadians from a famous plague.
Academic text (1998) -
Just in front of me, the Doric temple has been completely excavated.
Academic text (2004) -
The Parthenon has 48 Doric order columns on its outer level.
Academic text (2008) -
To the east is a large temple with a Doric facade, its interior cut into the mountainside.
Academic text (2002) -
Wex had spent half an hour positioning himself in front of three Doric columns.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the drawing for the full composition, the personification of architecture holds a model of a structure with Doric columns.
Academic text (2004) -
Imagine being able to distinguish a Corinthian column from an Ionic or Doric column at the age of 12.
Academic text (2008) -
Atop a rise stood Joyous Garde, all Doric columns and marble terraces.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Parthenon has 48 Doric order columns on its outer level.
Compounds
- Specialized
A simple ancient Greek style of building with thick columns that have no bases and plain tops
How Ornate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Doric comes from Doris and the Dorian people of ancient Greece, and architects used the name for the simplest, strongest column style, so Doric today means a 'plain' and 'sturdy' classical design.