Page 1 of 4
The Orders of Architecture > The Doric Order > The Ionic Order > 2
Read the text and scroll down to study the diagram and photograph below, then move on to page 2.
The Ionic Order: Introduction
Some architects avoided the complexity of the Doric frieze by using the Ionic order, which has a continuous frieze. As you can see, many of the terms used to describe the parts are the same as the Doric, but there are some differences.
above An exterior view (from the northeast) of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis, Rome, Italy. (c.40 B.C.)
© Elizabeth Rankin and Amanda Skeet, Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland, 2004.