The ancient Greeks adapted the post and lintel structure into the columns and capitals structure. They used columns as the post of support and the top of the column was called the capital (Sporre 84). The capital was a designed by the architect to please the eye, it allowed for the post and lintel structure to flow together nicely rather than simply look like two stones lying on top of one another. Capitals could be created in many different styles. Some popular and basic capital styles seen throughout Greek architecture are called Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian (Sporre 85).