When it comes to European decoration

Inseparable from the Roman column

The Roman column has been inherited for more than 2000 years

it was seen in ancient greek times

Symbol of prestige, power, wealth

today

It is still synonymous with refined luxury

The structure of the Roman column is mainly composed of three parts, namely the top capital, the middle column and the bottom column. In the ancient Greek period, the style and proportion of the column were combined with the facade form, function and nature of the building to form the original order system, and there were only three representative columns at the earliest.

Doric column (Tauric)

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The Doric column is one of the earliest three types of columns in classical architecture. The Doric column type generally has no column base, the column head part is relatively simple, the column body is engraved with a relatively sharp groove, and the column head is not decorated, which is a simple and rigid inverted conical truncated cone. In order to balance the visual effect, the column is slightly curved up and down, which is called “scrolling”.

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Parthenon

The Greeks also endowed the architecture with the concept of “human beauty” in sculpture art, and the Doric column symbolized the beauty of male masculinity.

Ionic column

The second of the three column types of classical architecture is the Ionic column. It has a column base with soft lines, a relatively slender column body, and a deep semi-circular groove. The main part of the column head is an inverted vortex. Swirl decoration.

The Ionian is slender, tall and straight, symbolizing the feminine charm of women. Among the large number of buildings in ancient Greece and even later generations, the Ionic order is the largest.

Corinthian column

The last of the three types of columns in classical architecture is the Corinthian column. The Corinthian column is actually a variant of the Ionic column, but it is more elaborate and luxurious and highly decorative. The Corinthian stigma is decorated with buttercup and honeysuckle leaves, which are interlaced and look like a flower basket.

After the demise of Greece, Rome carried the architectural styles of the ancient Greek civilization. Among them, the columns of ancient Greece were loved by the Romans. During this period, the Tuscan column and the mixed column were born, which are collectively called the classical five-column, which is what we now collectively call the “Roman column”.

Tuscan column

The Tuscan column type is actually a simplified Doric column type without the cogging of the column body, and the column base is a thinner torus.

Hybrid column

Hybrid was proposed by the Italian Renaissance architect Alberti in 1400.

This type of column combines the top of the Corinthian column with the scroll of the Ionic column, making the shape more complex, gorgeous, and slender and beautiful.

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The development of stone Roman columns so far

has evolved into many

no longer stick to classical forms

Whether it is the gate of the villa, the doorway

Or the existence of home decoration

All the decoration reflects the style and creates a sense of ambience

indispensable presence

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