The Tower of the winds

Tower of the winds

The Horologion of Andronikos also known as the Tower of the winds in the Roman Agora in Athens was build around 50 BC and contains a water clock which uses the water from the Acropolis above it (see image). It is an octogonal structure with on each side a friese with a wind deity carved into it.

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