Miss A. D. BETTS, Thorn Cottage, Byways, Berk-hamsted, Herts, writes to suggest that the fluted columns of Greek architecture were copied from plant stems, such as those of an umbelliferous plant.

Columns, capitals and their respective bases have long endured the test of evolving architectural styles and interpretations. Although the classical orders of architecture can be traced to ancient ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Pillars of the architectural community for thousands of years, columns still play vitally important supporting roles in home design. Whether load-bearing and ...

Pillars of the architectural community for thousands of years, columns still play vitally important supporting roles in home design. Whether load-bearing and structural or merely decorative, columns ...