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Tholos Ionic capital at Olympia, Greece.
Tholos Ionic capital of the partly restored Philippeion at Olympia, Greece. The Philippeion in the Altis of Olympia was an Ionic circular memorial in limestone and marble, a tholos, A tholos in ancient Greek architecture, was a circular building with a conical or vaulted roof and with or without a peristyle, or surrounding colonnade. The Ionic capital is characterized by the use of volutes, a spiral, scroll-like ornament. The Ionic columns normally stand on a base which separates the shaft of the column from the stylobate or platform.
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