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Corinthian capital

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Corinthian capital
The uppermost member of a column of the Corinthian order.


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The architectural style chosen was classical - with Tuscan pillars and Corinthian capitals - and Shakespeare's head presided over the door.
The exhibition spaces are devoted to elements salvaged from the theatre: exquisitely carved cornices, sculptures and florid Corinthian capitals in creamy Carrera marble, together with remnants of the pink sandstone columns that originally formed part of the proscenium.
Outside carries an effortless opulence - raised surrounds, colonettes with Corinthian capitals, along with raised pilasters, quoins and keystones.
 
 
 
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