There are three basic types of columns, the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian, Doric being the unadorned simplest and Corinthian being the most ornate. The Ionic seem to have only a scroll design at the ...

Nearly two centuries ago, the pieces stood together as 28-foot-high Corinthian columns and towered over an exclusive cul-de-sac in Lower Manhattan. They graced nine exclusive residences built in ...