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Classic Capitals and Column Forms
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- 1. Ornate Greek column with acanthus leaf decoration
- 3. Refers to columns designed in the Renaissance style of Vicenza
- 6. Flat column embedded in a wall, mostly decorative
- 10. Columns featuring vertical grooves along their shaft
- 12. A column partially embedded in a wall
- 13. Simple Roman column style, similar to Doric but unfluted
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- 2. An architectural column made from a tall tropical grass
- 4. Greek column style known for its scrolled volutes
- 5. Roman order combining Ionic volutes and Corinthian leaves
- 7. Clustered small columns acting as a single support
- 8. Sculpted female figure functioning as a supporting column
- 9. Column type that is not hollow, offering strong support
- 11. Base or support where a column is often mounted
- 14. Simplest ancient Greek column, stout with plain capital
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