The Tower of the Winds
1st century BCE.Height 12.8 m. Athens, Tower of the Winds
The Tower of the Winds.
1st century BCE.
Height 12.8 m.
Height 12.8 m.
Athens, Tower of the Winds
(Αθήνα, Αέρηδες).
Description:
The Tower of the Winds (12.8 metres) with weathercock, sun-dial and klepsydra, erected by Andronikos in Athens and remaining until our days. So-called due to reliefs with the picture of the eigth principal winds.
Credits:
© Picture, text: Slovar antichnosti. Per. s nem.— M.: Progress, 1989 (to the article “Andronikos”)
Keywords: αρχιτεκτονική architectura architecture architettura architektur γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur greek greca greco greche griechische griechisches grecque grecquesё ανακούφιση relief rilievo ελλάδα graecia greece grecia griechenland grèce αθήνα athenae athens athenian atene ateniese athen athenisch athènes athénien αέρηδες ωρολόγιο του κυρρήστου aerides horologion horologium tower of the winds andronikos kyrrhestes torre dei venti turm der winde des tour vents horloge d’andronicos
