Athens: The Tower of the Winds

Tower of the Winds Photo © Glowacki and Klein



Built in the first half of the 1st century B.C. by the astronomer Andronicos, the octagonal marble tower, still standing; has 9 sundials, friezes of the 8 winds, and remains of an astronomical water-clock and reservoir.

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