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To: blam

Just goes to show ya! The Chinese invented western style columns too.


29 posted on 04/09/2007 10:40:09 AM PDT by wildbill
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To: wildbill

“Western style” columns are pretty diverse. And I’m sure if you asked a few thousand professional stoneworkers to design their own columns, a couple of their creations would look very similar.

Doric columns may not have had bases, but Corinthian columns did. Note though that the fluting is very broad in the Chinese column. Actually, I can’t tell whether it is fluted or ridged.


30 posted on 04/09/2007 1:33:31 PM PDT by PuTiDaMo
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