Which order is described as 'the order that supports the entablature with no decoration'?

Which order is described as 'the order that supports the entablature with no decoration'?

• A. Doric
• B. Ionic
• C. Corinthian
• D. Tuscan Order

Answer: (D)

The amount of ornamentation distinguishes the classical orders, and the description points to the simplest type. The Tuscan order is known for its extreme simplicity: a plain, unfluted shaft on a simple base, a straightforward capital, and an entablature with minimal to no decoration. That absence of decorative detail on both the column and the entablature matches the description precisely. The other orders introduce increasing ornament—Doric with flutes and a more defined frieze, Ionic with volutes on the capital and a more decorative frieze, Corinthian with an ornate acanthus capital—so they don’t fit the description of “no decoration.”

The amount of ornamentation distinguishes the classical orders, and the description points to the simplest type. The Tuscan order is known for its extreme simplicity: a plain, unfluted shaft on a simple base, a straightforward capital, and an entablature with minimal to no decoration. That absence of decorative detail on both the column and the entablature matches the description precisely. The other orders introduce increasing ornament—Doric with flutes and a more defined frieze, Ionic with volutes on the capital and a more decorative frieze, Corinthian with an ornate acanthus capital—so they don’t fit the description of “no decoration.”