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Callicrates

470 BC - 420 BC

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Callicrates or Kallikrates (; Greek: Καλλικράτης [Kaliˈkratis]) was an ancient Greek architect active in the middle of the fifth century BC. He and Ictinus were architects of the Parthenon (Plutarch, Pericles, 13). An inscription identifies him as the architect of "the Temple of Nike" on the Acropolis of Athens (IG I3 35). The temple in question is either the amphiprostyle Temple of Athena Nike now visible on the site or a small-scale predecessor (naiskos) whose remains were found in the later temple's foundations.An inscription identifies Callicrates as one of the architects of the Classical circuit wall of the Acropolis (IG I3 45), and Plutarch further states (loc. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Callicrates has received more than 96,978 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Callicrates is the 42nd most popular architect (down from 41st in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Greece (up from 140th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Architect.

Callicrates is most famous for being the architect of the Parthenon.

Memorability Metrics

  • 97k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Callicrates has had the most page views in the with 11,266 views, followed by Spanish (7,890), and Greek (7,357). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Indonesian (172.17%), Latin (68.21%), and Occitan (54.61%)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Callicrates ranks 42 out of 518. Before him are Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Rem Koolhaas, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Hippodamus of Miletus, I. M. Pei, and Kenzō Tange. After him are Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Michelozzo, Vladimir Tatlin, Arne Jacobsen, Ferdinand Cheval, and Arnolfo di Cambio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 470 BC, Callicrates ranks 6. Before him are Socrates, Aspasia, Mozi, Philolaus, and Melissus of Samos. After him are Hippocrates of Chios, Achilles Painter, and Teres I. Among people deceased in 420 BC, Callicrates ranks 2. Before him is Protagoras. After him are Archidamus II, and Oenopides.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Callicrates ranks 126 out of 1,024. Before him are Cratylus (-500), Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Parmenion (-400), Oruç Reis (1473), Critias (-460), and Mardonius (-600). After him are Prodicus (-460), Ioannis Metaxas (1871), Chilon of Sparta (-600), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Perseus of Macedon (-212), and Demetrius of Phalerum (-350).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Greece

Among architects born in Greece, Callicrates ranks 2. Before him are Ictinus (-500). After him are Mnesikles (-500), Dinocrates (-400), Aristobulus of Cassandreia (-375), Callimachus (-500), and Anastasios Metaxas (1862).

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