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Capital

The uppermost finish or decoration on a column, pier, or pilaster. The style or origin of the column or pier is indicated by the design of the capital as well as the base and shaft. See also Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite.

   
 
Ionic
     
Corinthian Capital
 
       
 
Moorish - Granada - Spain
 
Doric Capital
 
Geminated Capital
 
       
 
Byzantine - Ravenna - Italy
 
Egyptian - Rome - Italy
 
French Renaissance - Chateau de Chambord - France
 
       
 
San Marco - Venice - Italy
 
Geneva - Switzerland
 
Renaissance - Florence - Italy
 
       
 
Château d'Amboise - France (1500)
 
Château de Blois - France (1500)
 
Chartres Cathedral - France (1250)
 
       
 
Art Deco - Paris - France (1920)
 
Arts and Crafts - London - England
 
Cistern - Istanbul - Turkey (600)
 
       
 
Head - Cistern - Istanbul - Turkey (550)
 
Head - Cistern - Istanbul - Turkey (550)
 
Stalactite - Istanbul - Turkey
 
       
 
Postmodern - London - England (1990)
 
Art Deco - London - England
 
Gothic - Salisbury - England
 
       
 
Eastern - Bristol - England (1820)
 
Ornate - Burritt's Rapids
 
Gothic - Winchester - England