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Rh Another type of capital has one row of acanthus leaves with palm leaves over, and a moulded abacus square on plan, as in the Tower of the Winds, Athens (No. 43 ).

The entablature, which is usually about one-fifth of the height of the entire order, bears a general resemblance to the Ionic, having the usual triple division of architrave, frieze, and cornice, the mouldings of the latter having additional enrichments.

The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens ( 335-34), (Nos. 28 J, 32, 40 J, L, 43 c), is a type of structure which was erected to support a tripod as a prize for athletic exercises or musical performances in the Grecian festivals. They are referred to in Virgil's Æneid (V. verse 140) in the following lines:—

The rusticated podium or base of Piræus stone, 9 feet 6 inches square, supports a circular structure of 6 feet internal diameter, and having Corinthian columns supporting an entablature crowned by a marble dome, ornamented with sculptured scrolls, and terminating in a floral ornament which formerly supported the bronze tripod. Between the columns are circular wall panels, but the interior was apparently never intended for use, as there was no provision for the admission of light. The total height of the structure is 34 feet. The basement is slightly rusticated, by means of sinkings at the joints, and is 13 feet in height to the top of the cornice. The circular colonnade has six Corinthian