Callicrates
Americannoun
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flourished mid-5th century b.c., Greek architect who together with Ictinus designed the Parthenon.
noun
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5th century bc , Greek architect: with Ictinus, designed the Parthenon
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But in doing so, they ignored the wisdom of the Parthenon's original designers, the sculptor Phidias and Architects Ictinus and Callicrates.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was designed by Ictinus in collaboration with Callicrates, and built on the south side of the Acropolis on a foundation carried down to the solid rock.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
At Platæa, Callicrates was numbered among the heroes because of his looks.
From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar
The great masters of this period were Phidias, Ictinus, Callicrates, &c.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
But his most important work was the famous Parthenon at Athens, erected within the citadel, by Ictinus and Callicrates, by order of Pericles.
From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub
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