![]() It seems rare that it would occur the other way around, where a column diameter is selected and the height must be determined. For example, if your are working within a room, you usually know what the floor to ceiling height is, and if the Corinthian Order is desired, then the height is divided by 12.5 (10 + 2.5) to establish the required column diameter. Ionic: Column Height = 9 diameters Entablature Height = 2.25 diameters.Ĭorinthian and Composite: Column Height =10 diameters Entablature Height = 2.5 diameters.Īnother advantage to depicting all the orders at the same height is that often the overall height that is required is known, and the column diameter has to be solved by dividing the overall height into the proper number of modular units. Tuscan: Column Height = 7 diameters Entablature Height = 1.75 diameters.ĭoric: Column Height = 8 diameters Entablature Height = 2 diameters. ![]() When I started studying the Classical Orders, I soon realized that the ratio of column height to entablature height was 1 to 4, or another way to look at it, if the portion of the facade with the columns (or pilasters) and entablature is divided into 5 equal height bands, the entablature would occupy the upper band and the lower four bands would be reserved for the columns or pilasters. Usually, the orders are drawn with similar base diameters, but with varying heights, starting with the Tuscan being the shortest and the Corinthian and Composite being the tallest. What is unique about this drawing is that the columns are depicted at the same height throughout, but with varying shaft diameters, starting with the Tuscan being the fattest and the Corinthian and Composite being the most slender. This is a drawing I did awhile back of the Classical Orders of Architecture.
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