The second of the three orders of classical Greek architecture. Ionic columns are more slender than those of the Doric order. Their dimensions are eight to nine metres high, instead of Doric's four to five. Ionic columns have a moulded base beneath them. At the top of these shafts, are laterality positioned volutes, beneath rectangular blocks of stone. Dentils are placed along the length of the Ionic cornice.

Having an electric charge, either positive or negative.

 


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