Callicrates (; ,
Kallikrates) 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" in the
Sanctuary of Athena Nike on the
Acropolis (IG I
3 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 I
3 45), and Plutarch further states (loc. cit.) that he contracted to build the
Middle of three amazing walls linking
Athens and
Piraeus.