Classical ' era (for example Parthenon , Fig .3 . Even now Doric still inspires thoughts of thoughts of integrity and austere authority - it evokes ``power . For these reason it has remained the style for modern government buildings and banks . The Ionic If the Doric follows predictable lines from earlier architectural traditions around the Mediterranean , then its graceful counterpart , Ionic (Fig . 4 ) is firmly rooted in the East . Figure 4 GREEK . IONIC (MILETUS ) One may attribute such stylistic similarities between cultures to the...











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