The Tower of the Winds, Roman Agora, Athens, Greece. Artist: Samuel Magal

The Tower of the Winds, Roman Agora, Athens, Greece. Artist: Samuel Magal

2-368-890 - Samuel Magal/Sites & Photos/Heritage Images

The Tower of the Winds, Roman Agora, Athens, Greece. The Tower of the Winds (Aerides) or the Horologion of Kyrrhestos was built by the astronomer Andronikos from Kyrrhos in Macedonia. It is an octagonal tower of pentelic marble standing on a base with three steps. It has a conical roof, a cylindrical annex at the south side and two propyla at the NE and NW sides. A bronze weather-vane, with the figure of a Triton, indicated the direction of the winds, personifications of which are carved in relief at the top of each of the sides. Beneath each wind, curved rays in various forms consisted a sunclock. During cloudy days and nights a waterclock installation inside the building was used instead.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Samuel Magal, attributed to: : Photographer, head researcher and archivist of Sites and Photos

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E

World Europe Greece Periféreia Protevoúsis Athens

  1. 37 59 00 N , 023 44 00 E

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Locations & Buildings Archaeological Sites

Locations & Buildings Other


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3062x4574
File Size : 41,032kb


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  1. R20050649
  1. 0740000366
  1. 2-368-890
  1. 2368890
  1. R20050649


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