Egyptian Columns in the Western World:
With the rise of the Classical Orders of Architecture, Greek and Roman ideas were incorporated into the Egyptian column styles.
Egyptian columns and capitals
See also: Metropolitan Museum of Art: Men splitting papyrus
Papyrus paper Photos of the process ...
For columns, the base is the lowest portion of three parts, from top to bottom: the base, the shaft and the captical. Typically, Egyptian columns and Greek Doric columns have no base and are placed directly on the floor.
 See also: Architecture, Egyptian, House, Arches, Home style
  
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