Tower of the Winds (Kyrrhestos' Clock) - Roman Agora - Athens, Greece

            The octagonal tower of the Clock of Andronikos Kyrrhestos, popularly known as the Aerides - Tower of the Winds is located just east of the Roman market, and was constructed around 48 BC by the Syrian astronomer Andronikos Kyrrhestes. The tower has a height of over twelve meters (40 ft) and rests on a three stepped base.

The relief frieze at the top of the tower shows personifications of the eight winds, hence the name of the tower.

Below each relief was a sundial. Inside the tower was a complicated water clock, powered by a water stream from the Acropolis. On top of the tower's conical roof stood a triton shaped weather vane. The triton held a staff which pointed in the direction of the wind.

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Taken in: Ελλάδα / Attica / Athens / Areopagos Hill (show map)

Taken on: August 20, 2017

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/8.0, 1/125 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

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