Definitions for ictinusɪkˈtaɪ nəs

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Ic•ti•nusɪkˈtaɪ nəs(n.)

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

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  1. Ictinus

    great Greek architect of the 5th century B.C., a contemporary of Pericles, designer of temples at Bussæ and Eleusis, and joint-designer with Callicrates of the world's one perfect building, the Parthenon, at Athens (437 B.C.).


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