Aeolian order
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Aeolic order
The Aeolic order was an early
order
of
Classical architecture
.The form developed in northwestern
Asia Minor
, but is also seen in some
temples
in
Sicily
, and is named for the
Aeolian Islands
. It has a strong similarity to the better known
Ionic order
, but differs in the
capital
, where a
palmette
is placed between the two
volutes
. Many examples also show simplified details compared to the Ionic.
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