Word: doric
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...temple of Zeus and the construction of the temple of Hera, the oldest temple in Greece. This temple was originally of wood, but was renewed little by little in marble. The careful study of its remains has finally solved the perplexing question of the origin of the Doric style of architecture. The pictures showed very clearly the varying sizes of the columns and that the original wooden pillars had gradually been replaced by marble columns...
...Doric Temple...
...will be open until Commencement. The exhibition will be of great interest as the department is new and did not get fairly started before this year. Most of the work is by first year students and is in elementary architectural drawing. The subjects of the plates are the Doric, Onic and Corinthian orders and some small buildings, - all taken from classic examples. The work is very creditable for first year students. Several students have taken the second year course in original design. The artistic rendering of the drawings is particularly attractive. Besides these there are numerous small plates and sketches...
...said that there was much confusion in the popular idea of orders. Many persons think that different styles are different orders, while in reality the orders are only various expressions of the same style. There are only three distinct orders,- the Doric, the Ionic, and the Corinthian. All others are variations of these. The variations are endless in number and admit of as great changes as any one can desire. The restrictions are not in any sense bonds, but have really done more to bring about variety of design than to limit...
...smallest diameter must always be five-sixths of the greatest, and there are various other points which the orders have in common. The exact distinctions between the orders are necessarily technical, but in general the orders may be distinguished by the difference in the caps of the columns. The Doric is the simplest, then comes the Ionic increasing in strength and richness, and finally, most massive and rich of all, the Corinthian...