Editing Classical order (section)

== Roman orders ==
[[File:Ritning över kolonnkapitäl och gesims, 1700-tal - Skoklosters slott - 99017.tif|thumb|upright=0.8|Tuscan capital and entablature, illustration from the 18th century|left]]The Romans adapted all the Greek orders and also developed two orders of their own, basically modifications of Greek orders. However, it was not until the [[Renaissance]] that these were named and formalized as the [[Tuscan order|Tuscan]] and [[Composite order|Composite]], respectively the plainest and most ornate of the orders. The Romans also invented the [[Superposed order]]. A superposed order is when successive stories of a building have different orders. The heaviest orders were at the bottom, whilst the lightest came at the top. This means that the Doric order was the order of the ground floor, the Ionic order was used for the middle story, while the Corinthian or the Composite order was used for the top story.

The [[Giant order]] was invented by [[Renaissance architecture|architects in the Renaissance]]. The Giant order is characterized by columns that extend the height of two or more stories.

=== Tuscan order ===
[[File:Bodleian Library 2 (5650412310).jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|The Tower of The Five Orders at the [[Bodleian Library]] at the [[University of Oxford]], completed in 1619, includes Tuscan through Composite orders.]]
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The Tuscan order has a very plain design, with a plain shaft, and a simple capital, base, and frieze. It is a simplified adaptation of the Greeks' Doric order. The Tuscan order is characterized by an unfluted shaft and a capital that consists of only an echinus and an abacus. In proportions it is similar to the Doric order, but overall it is significantly plainer. The column is normally seven diameters high. Compared to the other orders, the Tuscan order looks the most solid.[[File:Composite capital, Palace of Justice (today Ethnographic Museum), Budapest.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Composite capital in the former Palace of Justice ([[Budapest]], [[Hungary]])|left]]

=== Composite order ===
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The Composite order is a mixed order, combining the volutes of the Ionic with the leaves of the Corinthian order. Until the Renaissance it was not ranked as a separate order. Instead it was considered as a late Roman form of the Corinthian order. The column of the Composite order is typically ten diameters high.