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The Doric order is one of the three main styles of ancient Greek architecture, characterized by simple, sturdy columns with no base and plain capitals at the top. It was widely used in Greek temples and public buildings, making it one of the most important and influential architectural systems in Western building tradition.
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The Doric order of the Parthenon. Triglyphs marked "a", metopes "b", guttae "c" and mutules under the soffit "d"
The Doric order is one of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. The Doric is most easily recognized by the simple circular capitals at the top of the columns. Originating in the western Doric region of Greece, it is the earliest and, in its essence, the simplest of the orders, though still with complex details in the entablature above. The Doric order was the direct successor of an architecture in wood, but emerged in stone as "a still clumsy," awkward, and heavy-handed architecture.