Tower of the Winds


Tower of the Winds
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By: mlc1us @ 2007-08-26 17:29:23
Description: The Tower of the Winds, also called horologion (timepiece), is an octagonal Pentelic marble tower on the Roman agora in Athens. It was supposedly built by Andronicus of Cyrrhus around 50 BC, but according to other sources might have been constructed in the 2nd century BC before the rest of the forum.
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Location: Athens, Greece (GR)
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