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Doric

One of the two systems (or orders) invented in ancient Greece for articulating the three units of the elevation of a classical building—the platform, the colonnade, and the superstructure (entablature). The Doric order is characterized by, among other features, capitals with funnel-shaped echinuses, columns without bases, and a frieze of triglyphs and metopes. See also Ionic.

Twisting Torso

A skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, characterized by its unique twisting, sculptural form inspired by the human body in motion.

Archaic

The artistic style of 600–480 BC in Greece, characterized in part by the use of the composite view for painted and relief figures and of Egyptian stances for statues.

Classical

Pertaining to ancient Greek or Roman art, architecture, and culture, characterized by harmony, proportion, and adherence to established standards of beauty.

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