Paired Ionic columns

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Title

Paired Ionic columns

Description

At the entrance of Saigon Opera House are two pairs of Ionic columns, characterized by the volute or scroll-shaped ornaments on its capital, atop the shaft. They are among the essential architectural components of the building. Another architectural components on top of the columns are architrave, frieze, and cornice.

References:

Layug, Benjie. 2014. "Saigon Opera House (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)." Last modified July 27, 2014 (14 April 2022).

Creator

Do Thi Minh Han

Citation

Do Thi Minh Han , “Paired Ionic columns,” Augustus in Saigon!?, accessed December 3, 2024, https://augustusinsaigon.uni-trier.de/items/show/68.

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