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Callicrates

5th century BCE · Greek architect · Ancient Greece

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Historical University of Athens fresco representing classical Greek figures, including Callicrates and Ictinus.
George E. Koronaios; fresco by Carl Rahl and Edward Lebietski · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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Architect associated with major Athenian monuments of the classical period.

Key works

  • Parthenon
  • Temple of Athena Nike

THE RETHINK

Callicrates helps us rethink architecture as more than the production of buildings: their work shows how decisions about structure, space, materials, context or public life can change what a society considers possible.

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Callicrates changed architecture through ideas, buildings and approaches that still shape how we understand space.
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Image rights verified — George E. Koronaios; fresco by Carl Rahl and Edward Lebietski, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, checked on its source file page.