The Columns of Greece, Rome & Providence RI
by Megan Billings, Moses Brown School
Original Text & Images © 2001 Megan Billings

Billings provides descriptions and photographic examples of columns from the Greek and Roman orders, including, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and composites. Rather than travel to Greek or Rome to find columns to photograph, she found numerous examples at the Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, RI.

The Greek Orders

• Ionic
• Doric
• Corinthian

The Roman Orders

• Doric
• Ionic
• Corinthian
• Tuscan
• Composite

Modern Usage In Providence

About Swan Point Cemetery

Glossary 

• The Entablature
• The Capital
• The Pillar
• The Base