Pop Ionic Order Column in Coloured PlasterThe Ionic order was formed during the Archaic period and its use spread from Ionia where it first appeared to the Cyclades, Attica and a part of Macedonia, while exceptionally it is used in the Greek west. In contrast to the Doric column, the Ionic one is thinner and has more and deeper grooves (20 to 24), the edges of which are not sharp but flat. In some temples of Ionia (Ephesus, Didyma), the lower part of the columns is adorned by reliefs. The