Decorative Corinthian column

The Corinthian style is one of the three styles of ancient Greek architecture and is the later of them. The columns are characterized by a capital consisting of a high echinus ("basket") and the abacus. The "basket" is surrounded by one or two rows of thorn leaves (see Wikisource) and propellers that grow through them. Four of these helices, the tallest, terminate and at the same time support the four corners of the "abacus" [1]. The Corinthian rhythm can well be considered as an evolution of the Ionian because of these helices. This rhythm is the most decorative of the three and was used mainly in Roman times with a variety of forms.