Superposed order
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Superposed order is one where successive storeys of a building have different orders. The most famous ancient example of such an order is the Colosseum at Rome, which had no less than four storeys of
Superposed order of the Colosseum
The Tower of The Five Orders at the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford, completed in 1619, includes all the five Classical orders
Portico of Les Invalides from Paris, an example of French Baroque architecture
Façade of the Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais from Paris
Bodleian Library
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The Bodleian Library is the main research library of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1602 by Sir Thomas Bodley, it is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 13 million printed items, it
Bodleian Library
Door to the Bodleian's main entrance, with the coats of arms of several Oxford colleges
The library in 1566, drawn by John Bereblock and given to Queen Elizabeth I as part of a book when she first visited Oxford
Doorway to the Schola Moralis Philosophiae (School of Moral Philosophy) at the Bodleian Library (now the staff entrance in the Schools Quadrangle)