Tower of the Winds

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<nowiki>Torre de los Vientos; Szelek tornya; Menara Angin; Turm der Winde; Вежа Вятроў; Քամիների աշտարակ; 風之塔; Rüzgâr Kulesi; برج باد; Vindarnas torn; Башта вітрів; Horologium; Tuulien torni; Turo de la ventoj; Věž větrů; Torre dei venti; tour des Vents; Вежа Вятроў; Torre dos Ventos; Vēju tornis; Stolp vetrov; Башня Ветров; Tour an avelioù; Wieża Wiatrów; Menara Angin; Vindtårnet; Vindenes tårn; Toren van de winden; מגדל הרוחות; Kula Vetrova; Torre dels Vents; 風の塔; Tower of the Winds; برج الرياح; Αέρηδες; 바람의 탑; Atina, Roma Agorası'nda bulunan sekizgen mermer kule; et klokketårn i Athen med vindfløy; bouwwerk in Athene; torre romana en Atenas; Turm in Griechenland; antiikin aikainen torni Ateenassa; a Roman tower in Athens that once housed an early weather vane, large clepsydra, and multiple sundials to function as an early clocktower; osmerokotni marmorni urni stolp v Atenah, ki je nekoč imel vetrokaz, veliko vodno uro in več sončnih ur; velja za prvo meteorološko postajo na svetu; zgradil naj bi ga Andronik iz Kirha ok. leta 50 pr. n. št.; Μετεωρολογικός - ωρομετρικός σταθμός στην Αρχαία Αθήνα; Torre ottagonale di epoca romana ad Atene; Torre dei Venti; Orologio di Andronico; Horloge d'Andronicus; Vindenes tårn; Andronikos Kyrrhestes Horologion; Horologion; Horologion des Andronikos; Horologion des Andronicus; Pyrgos ton Anemon; Aerides; Horologion; Horologium; Horologion of Andronicus of Cyrrhus; Horologium of Andronicus of Cyrrhus; Horologion of Andronicus; Horologium of Andronicus; Horologion of Andronikos; Ωρολόγιο του Κυρρήστου; Πύργος των Ανέμων; Ωρολόγιο του Ανδρόνικου του Κυρρήστου; Ωρολόγιο Ανδρονίκου Κυρρήστου; Andronikov horologion; Aerides</nowiki>
Tower of the Winds 
a Roman tower in Athens that once housed an early weather vane, large clepsydra, and multiple sundials to function as an early clocktower
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LocationRoman Agora of Athens, Athens, Achaea
Architectural style
Creator
  • Andronicus of Cyrrhus
Heritage designation
  • listed archaeological site in Greece
Map37° 58′ 27.04″ N, 23° 43′ 37.21″ E
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Wikidata Q372717
VIAF ID: 235676649
GND ID: 4619675-4
Library of Congress authority ID: sh85136294
J9U ID: 987007541455905171
Structurae structure ID: 20016344
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 11199493
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English: The Tower of the Winds, also called horologion (timepiece), is an octagonal Pentelic marble tower on the Roman agora in Athens.
Ελληνικά: Οι Αέρηδες ή το Ωρολόγιο του Κυρρήστου είναι ένα κτίριο στη ρωμαϊκή αγορά της Αθήνας

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Main category: Tower of the Winds in art
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  • Étienne Rey. Voyage Pittoresque en Grèce et dans le Levant fait en 1843-1844
    Étienne Rey. Voyage Pittoresque en Grèce et dans le Levant fait en 1843-1844
  • Elévation de la Tour des Vents — James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
    Elévation de la Tour des Vents — James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
  • Edward Dodwell, In the interior of the Tower of the Winds—or hydraulic Horologion of Andronikos Kyrrhestes—in Plaka (Athens, Greece): Rite of the Dance of the Dervishes (1805).
    Edward Dodwell, In the interior of the Tower of the Winds—or hydraulic Horologion of Andronikos Kyrrhestes—in Plaka (Athens, Greece): Rite of the Dance of the Dervishes (1805).
  • Illustration from A classical and topographical tour through Greece, during the years 1801, 1805, and 1806 (published in 1820) / Viaggio nella Grecia fatto negli anni 1804, 1805 e 1806, by Simone Pomardi.
    Illustration from A classical and topographical tour through Greece, during the years 1801, 1805, and 1806 (published in 1820) / Viaggio nella Grecia fatto negli anni 1804, 1805 e 1806, by Simone Pomardi.

Personifcations of winds / Winds in the region of Athens

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Main category: Reliefs of the Tower of the Winds
  • Apeliotes, the east wind; brings a gradual gentle rain, and is a great friend to Vegetation —— James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
    Apeliotes, the east wind; brings a gradual gentle rain, and is a great friend to Vegetation —— James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
  • Boreas, the north wind; is cold, fierce and stormy —— James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
    Boreas, the north wind; is cold, fierce and stormy —— James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
  • Eurus, the south east wind; which at Athens is sultry and gloomy, and brings much rain —— James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
    Eurus, the south east wind; which at Athens is sultry and gloomy, and brings much rain —— James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
  • Kaikias or Caecias, the north-east wind, is cloudy, wet and cold —— James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
    Kaikias or Caecias, the north-east wind, is cloudy, wet and cold —— James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
  • Libs, the south-west wind —— James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
    Libs, the south-west wind —— James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
  • Notus, the south wind; is sultry and very wet — James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
    Notus, the south wind; is sultry and very wet — James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
  • Sciron, the north-west wind; the dryest which blows in Athens — James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
    Sciron, the north-west wind; the dryest which blows in Athens — James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
  • Zephyrus, the west wind; in the summer brings very sultry weather, but in the spring is pleasant, warm, and favorable — James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
    Zephyrus, the west wind; in the summer brings very sultry weather, but in the spring is pleasant, warm, and favorable — James Stuart & Nicholas Revett. The Antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett Painters and Αrchitects, vol. III (ed. Willey Reveley), London, John Nichols, 1794
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