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How Have the Ideas Used in Classical and Gothic Architecture Been Incorporated in to Liverpool's Modern Architecture?
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How Have the Ideas Used in Classical and Gothic Architecture Been Incorporated in to Liverpool's Modern Architecture? Greek and Roman architecture is known as Classical architecture. A typical example of a Classical piece of architecture consists of columns and an entablature. These columns have a base, shaft and capital, and are arranged in a neat, very often symmetrical manner. There are five different types of arrangement between columns and entablature. These arrangements are also known as 'orders'. Each order uses a different design and has different proportions to the others. The earliest and most massive of the five orders is the Doric. It is bulky and has simple decoration. The columns in this order do not have bases. The shafts are fluted to counteract the optical illusion of concavity, or 'entasis'. The Romans modified the Doric by adding a base to its columns. The Ionic is more decorative and slender than the...
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