Ictinus
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Ictinus (; , Iktinos) was an architect active in the mid 5th century BC. Ancient sources identify Ictinus and Callicrates as co-architects of the Parthenon. He co-wrote a book on the project – which is now lost – in collaboration with Carpion.
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Classical Athens
- Place of death
- Classical Athens
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Notable work
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae
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- Depiction of Ictinus and Callicrates (?) at the NKUA on May 22, 2022.jpg
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- 0500-01-01
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- classical antiquity
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Ictinus (; , Iktinos) was an architect active in the mid 5th century BC. Ancient sources identify Ictinus and Callicrates as co-architects of the Parthenon. He co-wrote a book on the project – which is now lost – in collaboration with Carpion.
Pausanias identifies Ictinus as architect of the Temple of Apollo at Bassae. That temple was Doric on the exterior, Ionic on the interior, and incorporated a Corinthian column, the earliest known, at the center rear of the cella. Sources also identify Ictinus as architect of the Telesterion at Eleusis, a gigantic hall used in the Eleusinian Mysteries.
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