Tales from Bassae

Corinthian columns, originally constructed in 1826 for the central-east portico of the Capitol Building, remain standing in harmonious beauty at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. The Corinthian column is a widely used architectural style. Iktinos, the first supposed craftsman of the earliest designs, modeled the column after the alluring acanthus plant and implemented the style at Bassae for the Temple of Apollo Epikourios around 425 BC. (“History of Corinthian Columns”: )

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America’s New Stonehenge

Classical Corinthian columns, originally decorating the central-east portico to the Capitol, guard a hill overlooking the National Arboretum. 

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