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Ionic order ![click to hear : Ionic order click to hear : Ionic order](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Order characterized by soaring columns with molded bases, capitals with volutes and a continuously sculpted frieze.
stylobate ![click to hear : stylobate click to hear : stylobate](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Upper section of the crepidoma; it supports the columns.
scotia ![click to hear : scotia click to hear : scotia](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Concave molding located at the base of the column.
fillet ![click to hear : fillet click to hear : fillet](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Flat surface between the transverses.
flute ![click to hear : flute click to hear : flute](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Vertical groove along the length of the column.
fascia ![click to hear : fascia click to hear : fascia](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
In the Ionic and Doric styles, each of a number of bands above the architrave.
dentil ![click to hear : dentil click to hear : dentil](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Rectangular ornament in relief.
frieze ![click to hear : frieze click to hear : frieze](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Section of the entablature between the cornice and the architrave. In the Ionic order, it is decorated with scenes sculpted in relief.
cornice ![click to hear : cornice click to hear : cornice](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Molding projection on top of the entablature. In the Ionic order, it is decorated with a series of dentils.
sima ![click to hear : sima click to hear : sima](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Decorated molding on the face of the pediment’s sloping cornice.
euthynteria ![click to hear : euthynteria click to hear : euthynteria](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Base that serves to level the surface on which the temple rests.
torus ![click to hear : torus click to hear : torus](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Molding in the shape of a large ring, located at the base of the column.
volute ![click to hear : volute click to hear : volute](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Ornament sculpted in spirals.
abacus ![click to hear : abacus click to hear : abacus](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Slab covering the capital and supporting the architrave.
tympanum ![click to hear : tympanum click to hear : tympanum](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Triangular surface between the cornice and the pediment’s two sloping cornices.