Definition of engaged column

Engaged column is a column which is not free-standing but built into a wall or surface.

Maison Carrée // Engaged columns embedded in the side walls

Classical orders // the ancient architectural cannon

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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