In a Classical order, abacus is the flat, sometimes moulded, section between the top of the capital and bottom of the architrave.
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An order is the principal component of a Classical building, composed of base, shaft, capital and entablature.
The five Classical orders are the ‘Tuscan’, ‘Doric’, ‘ Ionic’, ‘Corinthian’ and ‘Composite’, which all vary in size and proportion.
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