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The Tuscan order (Latin Ordo Tuscanicus or Ordo Tuscanus, with the meaning of Etruscan order) is one of the two classical orders developed by the Romans, the other being the composite order. It is influenced by the Doric order , but with un- fluted columns and a simpler entablature with no triglyphs or guttae .
Boone Hall Plantation is a historic district located in Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1][2][3][4] The plantation is one of America's oldest plantations still in operation, as it has continually produced agricultural crops for over 320 years.
The interior of the house features Federal style woodwork, Adam style fireplace mantels, and a spiral primary stairway. [2] [6] The floor plan is based on the center-hall prototype, with two large primary rooms to either side of a 15-by-60-foot (4.6 m × 18.3 m) hallway. The first floor also features a side hall and a secondary stairway. [6]
It is located at Colle Plinio near San Giustino, Umbria, Italy. [2][3] He named it his villa in Tuscis (in Tuscany) and often mentioned it in letters to his uncle and others. [4] It is now an important archaeological site even though parts have been destroyed in the past by farming. It was identified by tile-stamps with the names of the Plinys ...
Villa Torrigiani. Coordinates: 43°53′14″N 10°36′32″E. Villa Torrigiani. Back. The Villa Torrigiani is located in the hamlet of Camigliano, a town in Capannori (Lucca). It is a historical villa, dating from the second half of the sixteenth century.
Cavaedium. The well-preserved Tuscan atrium in the House of Menander, Pompeii. Note lararium in far corner by the stairs. Inwards-sloping roof supported by clear-span beams. View is through the tablinum, towards the front door. The larger tetrastyle atrium of the Villa San Marco, Stabiae; four pillars support the roof.
Website. www.regione.toscana.it. Tuscany (/ ˈtʌskəni / TUSK-ə-nee; Italian: Toscana, Italian: [tosˈkaːna]) is a region in central Italy with an area of about 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 square miles) and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (Firenze).
At first floor level are entablatures, with a parapet above, and brick-eared window architraves. The sash windows and their glazing bars date from the early 19th century. The front door with six panels is round-headed, the top panel glazed to let in light, and is set in a moulded architrave. The Tuscan doorcase dates from the 18th century. [1]