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Meanings of ionian order in English

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ordem jónica

The second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls.

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        Examples for "Ionic order"
        1
        The Ionic order was of a much more luxuriant character than the Doric.
        A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
        2
        Its only peculiar feature is the capital; otherwise it agrees with the Ionic order.
        A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
        3
        It was supported by a hundred and twenty-seven marble columns of the Ionic order.
        History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
        4
        On each of the side walls stood six pilasters of a bad Ionic order.
        Travels in Syria and the Holy Land
        5
        The Ionic order was much used in the Greek cities of Asia Minor for peripteral temples.
        A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
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