Tower of the Winds

Decentralized Administration of Attica · Greece

Tower of the Winds, Greece
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

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An ancient octagonal marble tower in the Roman Agora of Athens, carved with figures of the winds and once fitted with sundials and a water clock. It is among the oldest surviving meteorological structures.

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