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#metkids q&a How can I recognize ancient Greek architecture? Hi, I'm Ella, and I'm ten years old. (laughing) I'm standing in front of the Ionic column from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis, from the date of 300 BC, and this column was originally over 56 feet tall. It's huge! If you come to the Metropolitan Museum, it would be very hard to miss seeing this column. Ancient Greek architects had three different types of columns, named the Doric, the Ionic, and the Corinthian Columns. The Doric had the simplest design. On the top, it's very plain. It's kind of like a half circle, in a way. The Ionic has scrolls on both sides of it. There's four spirals, two in the front and two in the back. It kind of looks like a pillow to me. Corinthian, I think, is decorative. Looks like an ornament. It looks like there's leaves coming out of it, and then flowers in it, so it looks like a flower bush. They