Iikholamu zamaRoma zamatye zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwiintsimbi zamatye kunye neentsika zamatye.Iikholomu zamaRoma zenziwe ngeentsika zamatye kunye neekona zamatye.Ikholomu yamatye inokwahlulwa ibe ngamacandelo amathathu: isiseko sekholomu, umzimba wekholomu kunye nentloko yekholomu (ikholomu cap).Ngenxa yobukhulu obuhlukeneyo, imilinganiselo kunye nemilo yecandelo ngalinye, kunye nonyango oluhlukeneyo kunye neepatheni zokuhlobisa i-shafts yekholomu, izitayela ezahlukeneyo zekholomu zenziwe.

Le kholamu yamaRoma luhlobo olubizwa ngokuba yikholomu ye-Ionic, kwaye ikholamu ye-Ionic ikwabizwa ngokuba yikholomu yabasetyhini.Ngenxa yesimo sayo esihle nesibekekileyo, ikholamu ye-Ionic ibonakala ngokubanzi kwinani elikhulu lezakhiwo kwiGrisi yamandulo, njengeTempile yoThixokazi woloyiso kunye neTempile ka-Erechtheion kwiAcropolis yaseAthene.

Olu hlobo lwekholamu lubhityile ngokwentelekiso, lulula, kwaye lugcwele imizobo emihle.Umzimba wekholamu mde, ubhityile phezulu kwaye ungqindilili ezantsi, kodwa awunagophe.I-groove yomzimba wekholomu inzulu kwaye i-semicircular.I-capital ephezulu iqulethe i-frieze kwaye ngaphezu kwayo emibini emikhulu edibeneyo imiqulu emikhulu ejikelezayo kunye nophahla ngqo phezu kwe-architrave.Ngamafutshane, inika abantu umoya okhululekileyo, ophilileyo, okhululekileyo kunye nobuhle obuhle.Uphawu lwekholamu ye-Ionic eGrisi kukuba incinci kwaye intle, kunye ne-grooves engama-24 kumzimba wekholomu kunye neebini zokuhombisa umqulu ongezantsi kwintloko yekholomu.Ikholamu ye-Ionic ikwabizwa ngokuba yikholomu yabasetyhini.

Siye sazibandakanya kwishishini lemifanekiso eqingqiweyo iminyaka engama-43, samkelekile ukuba senze ngokwezifiso imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yebhastile, imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yobhedu, imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yentsimbi engenasici kunye nefiberglass.