Why were columns important?
Why were columns important? Columns are probably the most recognizable aspect of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Although their primary function is as structural support for buildings, the design of columns in ancient Greece and Rome changed several times through antiquity. There a five different orders or styles of columns.
When were Greek columns invented?
Each order—the Doric, Ionian, and Corinthian—uses a different style of column, proportions, and decorative details. “The Doric and Ionic orders, to the best of our knowledge, emerged around the same time that temples began to be built in stone, in the seventh and sixth centuries BCE,” Dr. Paga says.