page_title: Corinthian order
section_title: Notable examples
hierarchical_section_title: Corinthian order / Notable examples
caption_attribution_description: English: Maison Carrée in Nîmes, Gard, FranceFrançais&#160;: Maison Carrée à Nîmes, Gard, FrancePolski: Maison Carrée w Nîmes, departament Gard, Francja This building is indexed in the Base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture,&#160;under the reference PA00103125 . беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎&#160;| বাংলা&#160;| brezhoneg&#160;| català&#160;| Deutsch&#160;| Ελληνικά&#160;| English&#160;| Esperanto&#160;| español&#160;| euskara&#160;| suomi&#160;| français&#160;| magyar&#160;| italiano&#160;| 日本語&#160;| македонски&#160;| Nederlands&#160;| português&#160;| português do Brasil&#160;| română&#160;| русский&#160;| sicilianu&#160;| svenska&#160;| українська&#160;| العربيَّة&#160;| +/−
context_page_description: The Corinthian order is the last developed of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric order which was the earliest, followed by the Ionic order. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon: the Tuscan order and the Composite order. The Corinthian, with its offshoot the Composite, is the most ornate of the orders. This architectural style is characterized by slender fluted columns and elaborate capitals decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls. There are many variations.
  The name Corinthian is derived from the ancient Greek city of Corinth, although the style had its own model in Roman practice, following precedents set by the Temple of Mars Ultor in the Forum of Augustus. It was employed in southern Gaul at the Maison Carrée, Nîmes and at the comparable Temple of Augustus and Livia at Vienne. Other prime examples noted by Mark Wilson Jones are the lower order of the Basilica Ulpia and the Arch of Trajan at Ancona, the Column of Phocas, and the Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek.
context_section_description: Argentina
  Palace of the Argentine National Congress
  France
  Maison Carrée, Nimes
  The July Column,
  Germany
  Palatine Chapel, Aachen
  The Reichstag, Berlin
  Greece
  Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens
  Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens)
  Israel
  Seat of the Universal House of Justice, Haifa
  Italy
  Pantheon, Rome
  Temple of Mars Ultor
  Temple of Vesta, Tivoli
  Jordan
  Jarash
  Jabal al-Qal'a, Amman
  Philippines
  St. La Salle Hall
  Don Enrique T. Yuchengco Hall
  Enrique M. Razon Sports Center
  Portugal
  Templo de Diana, Évora
  Romania
  New Saint George Church of Bucharest
  Royal Palace of Bucharest
  The Church from the Antim Monastery
  Central University Library of Bucharest
  Monteoru House
  Russia
  Winter Palace
  Saint Isaac's Cathedral
  Singapore
  Old City Hall
  South Africa
  Houses of Parliament, Cape Town
  Syria
  Bosra
  Damascus: Temple of Jupiter
  Latakia: Colonnade of Bacchus
  Palmyra
  Ukraine
  Great Lavra Belltower (fourth tier – 8 columns)
  Independence Monument
  United Kingdom
  Nelson's Column in Central London
  University College London
  United States of America
  United States Capitol
  United States Supreme Court Building
  The Rotunda, University of Virginia
  New York Stock Exchange
caption: The Maison Carrée from Nîmes, France, built in circa 14 BC
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