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My other nugget of art and architectural knowledge -- besides remembering that it was Ghiberti who designed the doors of the baptistery in Florence -- is the three styles of Greek columns.
For some happy reason Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian have always stuck in my mind.
Furthermore I can identify each design.
It remained, however, for Mando to teach me that Doric symbolized strength, Ionic wisdom, and Corinthian beauty, the three pillars of the ancient world.
The columns of the Parthenon are fluted Doric.
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