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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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 curious to compare them mentally with the marble quarries of Pentelicus from which Ictinus carved the Parthenon and Pheidias the Fates.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Mrs. Russell Barrington

Ictinus, Callicrates, and Carpion, were the architects of this temple; Phidias was the artist; and its entire cost has been estimated at seven million and a half of dollars.

From The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 by Various

In 430 B.C., shortly after the completion of the Parthenon, Ictinus was employed to design the temple of Apollo Epicurius, at Bassae, in Arcadia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

Ictinus was celebrated for the magnificent temples which he erected to the heathen gods.

From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) by Shearjashub Spooner