Italian Renaissance architects based their theories and practices on Classical Roman examples. The use of classical architectural elements such as columns, pilasters, pediments, domes and arches form the vocabulary of Renaissance buildings. A column is used in structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. The uppermost elements of a column in known as the capital. In classical architecture capitals are one of the most distinctive elements defining the builders artistry.

Italian Renaissance architects based their theories and practices on Classical Roman examples. The use of classical architectural elements such as columns, pilasters, pediments, domes and arches form the vocabulary of Renaissance buildings. A column is used in structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. The uppermost elements of a column in known as the capital. In classical architecture capitals are one of the most distinctive elements defining the builders artistry.