According to legend, it was invented by the architect Callimachus who was inspired by a covered basket through which an acanthus plant had grown.
Minor details which can help identify this style include the use of a plinth on which the supports sit and the presence of dentils above the frieze, which is typically carved in relief. Its columns are sharply fluted and measure about ten base diameters in height. According to legend, it was invented by the architect Callimachus who was inspired by a covered basket through which an acanthus plant had grown. The leaves of the acanthus are still found at the top of this kind of column, the Classical order most favored by the Romans. For 10 points, name this style of architecture that evolved from the Doric and the Ionic.
Minor details which can help identify this style include the use of a plinth on which the supports sit and the presence of dentils above the frieze, which is typically carved in relief.
{Corinthian} Order