High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Corinthian order is one of the three biggest classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. It is the most ornate, characterized by a slender fluted column and an elaborate capital decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls. The other two orders were the Doric and the Ionic. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order. The Corinthian order's name is derived from the Greek city of Corinth, though it first appeared used externally at Athens. Although of Greek origin, the Corinthian order was actually seldom used in Greek architecture. It came into its own in Roman practice, following precedents set by the Temple of Mars Ultor in the Forum of Augustus, completed ca. 2 CE. It is employed in southern Gaul at the Maison Carree, Nimes (illustration, below) and at the comparable podium temple at Vienne.

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