Athens, Greece
Tower of the Winds
The Tower of the Winds, known as the Ωρολόγιο του Κυρρήστου in Greek, and by other names, is an octagonal Pentelic marble tower in the Roman Agora in Athens, named after the eight large reliefs of wind gods around its top. Its date is uncertain, but was completed by about 50 BC, at the latest, as it was mentioned by Varro in his De re Rustica of about 37 BC. It is "one of the very small number of buildings from classical antiquity that still stands virtually intact", as it has been continuously occupied for a series of different functions.
- City
- Athens
- Country
- Greece
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Athens
- Acropolis of Athens
- Parthenon
- Plaka
- Mount Lycabettus
- Odeon of Herodes Atticus
- National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Background: Wikipedia