The Base of an Ionic Column at the Erechtheum

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The base of the column, torus, displays a concave molding called a scotia. This type of base was not present in the Greek Doric architecture, but are present throughout Ionic and Corinthian columns. The column is fluted. The Erechtheum, or Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. a. sotia.

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Greek, column, Ionic, Corinthian, Doric, flute, greece, ancient, temple, torus, base, erechtheum, Spira, antiquity, scotia, fluted, ancient architecture, Erechtheion, fluting

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Greek Architecture, Columns: Bases

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William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5412

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