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 ...

The Ionic capitals are typically associated with fluted columns. This column is contributed by Gregory J. Scott, FAIA, a local architect with 50 years of national experience in innovation and design.

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 ...

His own record on them is mixed. Among the flourishes in his New York apartment are floor-to-ceiling Corinthian columns topped with gold-embossed capital sculptures. And as President, he currently ...

To support the beautiful portico, Walter chose fluted marble Corinthian columns – though much smaller than those on Founders Hall. The elegant, three-story brick building fit in nicely with the ...

The city is spending about $200,000 to restore four large Corinthian columns. The promenade and columns were built in the 1920s, but time and weather have taken their toll. "What we really noticed ...