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The Greeks have had influence all over the world. The ancient Greeks had made architecture that is still being used all over. Their architecture is seen in statues, antiquities, and buildings. The buildings have the architecture in stone columns, drawings, and other places. The three type’s stone columns are Doric, Corinthian, and Ionic. The Corinthian columns have the most decorated columns. The Doric columns have a simple design. Doric is just a round top. The ionic design has a scroll like design. Corinthian design has a design that looks like an up-side down bell. It has leaves in rows on it. It is made to have an elaborate design.

The Greek columns that are in this article are the Corinthian columns. The two examples are the temple of Zeus in Athens and the capitol building in Washington, D.C.

The temple of Zeus in Athens is near the Parthenon. The Athenians built the temple with Corinthian columns for decoration to the god. The temple was constructed in the sixth century BC. The temple was not finished until the second century AD. The Romans were the ones to finish the temple. The leader that finished it was the Roman emperor Hadrian. The Greeks that started the temple was a group of Athenian tyrants that were in power. In the third century AD, a group of barbarians came and turned the temple to ruins. The temple was never returned to its original appearance.

The capitol building was originally thought of in the year 1774. There was a huge competition over the design. The prize for the competition was five hundred dollar prize and a lot in the federal city. A late entry by amateur architect William Thorton was submitted on January 31, 1793, to much praise for its "Grandeur, Simplicity, and Beauty" by Washington, along with praise from Jefferson. Thornton's design was officially approved in a letter, dated April 5, 1793, from Washington. Thornton was inspired by the east front of the louvre, as well as the Paris panthanon for the center portion of the design. The Senate wing was completed in 1800, while the House wing was completed in 1811. However, the House of Representatives moved into the House wing in 1807. Though the building was incomplete, the Capitol held its first session of United States Congress on November 17, 1800. The legislature was moved to Washington prematurely, at the urging of President John Adams in hopes of securing enough southern votes to be re-elected for a second term as president.