Ictinus

American  

[ik-tahy-nuhs] / ɪkˈtaɪ nəs /

noun

1. flourished mid-5th century b.c., Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.

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Ictinus British  

/ ɪkˈtaɪnəs /

noun

1. 5th century _bc , Greek architect, who designed the Parthenon with Callicrates

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Example Sentences

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

The plans were intrusted to Ictinus, an Athenian, one of the best architects of the day; but the general control and superintendence of the work were given to Phidias.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

The Parthenon.—Let others analyze its sculptures and explain the technical reasons why Ictinus and Callicrates, the architects, and Phidias, the sculptor, created here the supreme masterpiece for the artistic world.

From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns

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

It was the work of Ictinus, the architect of the Parthenon.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)