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But the point to be clear about is whether or not there is some fundamental resemblance between the Indian and the Græco-Roman column as a whole. This is a crucial point, because the column in a building is stated by authorities to be the regulator of the whole composition, and it is the one feature of the ancient architecture which ‘illustrates its rise and progress as well as its perfection and weakness.’