Why old buildings use the same leaf design

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These 22 columns used to sit on the East Portico of the United States Capitol building, before they were movedhere.

And as strange as they are, theyve got something in common with every other Corinthian column.

Something you have to look closer to see. These are acanthus leaves.

Once you start looking for them, you'll notice them everywhere. And these leaves?

They say something about why we have decorated columns in the first place. Okay.

So there are different types, or orders, of columns you run into in classical architecture. The most important stuff is at the top part, on whats called thecapital.”

The three big orders are Doricthink super basic. Ionic: look for the swirly things, called volutes.

And Corinthianthats where you want to look for the leaves. Composite is similar, but with the volutes added in.

Its a little much. Corinthian columns probably entered the mix around 550 BC, but through all these centuries

of change, the ornamentation at the top stayed the same. And those leaves?

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