The oldest, simplest, and most massive of the three Greek orders is the Doric, which was really started being used in temples beginning in the 7th century B.C.
Columns were placed close together without bases. Their shafts were sculpted with curves called flutes. The shafts are essentially barren in design with a rounded off section at the bottom, known as the echinus. At the top, there is a square called the abacus. The entablature has a distinctive moulding decorated with upright conduits or triglyphs. In between the channels are spaces, called metopes, which were commonly sculpted with figures and other decoration. The mould is separated from the architrave by a narrow band called the regula. Together, these elements formed a rectangular
Columns were placed close together without bases. Their shafts were sculpted with curves called flutes. The shafts are essentially barren in design with a rounded off section at the bottom, known as the echinus. At the top, there is a square called the abacus. The entablature has a distinctive moulding decorated with upright conduits or triglyphs. In between the channels are spaces, called metopes, which were commonly sculpted with figures and other decoration. The mould is separated from the architrave by a narrow band called the regula. Together, these elements formed a rectangular