Doric Order

The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.

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    “Odour of blood when Christ was slain
    Made all Platonic tolerance vain
    And vain all Doric discipline.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

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