The Tower of the Winds is an octagonal Pentelic marble clocktower - TopicsExpress



          

The Tower of the Winds is an octagonal Pentelic marble clocktower in the Roman Agora in Athens that functioned as a horologion or timepiece. The structure features a combination of sundials, a water clock, and a wind vane.[1] 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. (wikipedia)
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 19:21:51 +0000

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