TOWER OF THE WINDS, Tower Of The Winds
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Language: English / USA
Hi, my name’s Rick, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Tower of the Winds, the most curious building in Athens.
The Tower of the Winds, also known as Horologion, is a peculiar construction from Roman times, near the Agora, the central square of Athens, built near the historical Agora from the Greek age.
This octagonal tower once contained an ingenious water clock, presumably constructed by Andronicus of Cyrrhus, a Syrian architect, around 50 BC, when Athens had been under Roman rule for some time.
The original, pyramid-shaped roof of the tower was topped with a weathervane in the form of Triton, which indicated the direction of the winds. The eight sculptures below represent the eight main winds bearing symbolic gifts related to the seasons they are associated with....