what was the origin of iconic order
The Ionic order (Greek: Î¹ÏÎ½Î¹ÎºÏÏ ÏÏÎ¸Î¼ÏÏ) forms one of the three orders of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian.he major features of the Ionic order are the volutes of its capital, which have been the subject of much theoretical and practical discourse, based on a brief and obscure passage in Vitruvius. The only tools required were a straight-edge, a right angle, string (to establish half-lengths) and a compass.