Μνησικλῆς

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Μνησικλῆς was an ancient Athenian architect traditionally credited with designing the Propylaea, the monumental gateway to the Acropolis.

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instanceOf Athenian
ancient Greek architect
activeDuring Classical period of ancient Greece
associatedWith Athenian democracy NERFINISHED
Periclean building program
citizenship Athens NERFINISHED
culture Classical Athenian culture
designed Propylaea of the Athenian Acropolis NERFINISHED
era Classical antiquity
ethnicGroup Greek
fieldOfWork architecture
monumental architecture
floruit 5th century BC
gender male
historicalRegion Attica NERFINISHED
knownFor designing the Propylaea
work on the Athenian Acropolis
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Pausanias, Description of Greece NERFINISHED
Plutarch, Life of Pericles NERFINISHED
nameInGreek Μνησικλῆς NERFINISHED
notableWork Propylaea NERFINISHED
occupation architect
partOf architects of the Periclean Acropolis project
romanization Mnesicles NERFINISHED
Mnesikles NERFINISHED
uncertainDateOfBirth true
uncertainDateOfDeath true
workLocation Acropolis of Athens NERFINISHED

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Mnesicles nameInOriginalLanguage Μνησικλῆς